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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sex Res. 2021 Mar 4;58(8):951–957. doi: 10.1080/00224499.2021.1888064

Table I.

Latinx Sexual Minority Men’s Sexual Behavior During COVID-19: Themes, Frequencies, and Examples

Theme Example
Increasing frequency of sex with a primary partner I was safe and active due to quarantine - Late 20s, non-US born, LSMM living with HIV
Decreasing number of sexual partners It has gone to 0, because you don’t want to expose yourself to anyone who may have COVID-19 - Mid 20s, non-US born, HIV negative LSMM
Continuing of pre-COVID sexual activity I think at the beginning, people were taking precautions, but now that it has passed some time, people have gotten bored and now they are not taking as many precautions and just going back to normal, as they used to be before - Mid 20s, non-US born, HIV negative LSMM
Navigating COVID-19 prevention and sex “[I’m] questioning him once in a while, just to make sure I have a sense of comfort” - Mid 50s, US born, LSMM living with HIV
Using sexual networking apps in new ways I just went back to it...just like [a] way to distract my mind or, you know, a way to see what’s around...things like that. Not precisely to attempt something but just to, you know, kill time - Mid 20s, non-US born, HIV negative LSMM