This CIHR-funded project was a continuation of Wired Sex, exploring the health practices and labour strategies of men who sell sexual services to other men using online technologies​.

Methods:

• Scoping review of the literature

• Semi-structured interviews with men who do digitally facilitated sex work (n=10) and service providers who work with them (n=8) across Canada

• Community consultation with preliminary results and future directions

• Reflexive thematic/discourse analysis​

Findings:​

• Men’s relationship to sex work online is fluid: they move in and out of it

• Men used a variety of rigorous sexual health protocols, and practiced vigilance around STBBI prevention​

• Technology is used for client management (screening, setting expectations, ensuring safety)​

• Privacy and confidentiality were key concerns​, and online technologies were a source and a solution for these concerns

• Mental strain from stigma, pressure to be constantly working, and isolation from lack of community of sex workers

• Men doing digitally facilitated sex work often lack spaces for networking, mentorship, and camaraderie.