Nut Yim Sex Dating and Categorizing Agency of Thai Gay Men
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This article aims to understand the agency of Thai gay men who use sex dating applications and social media to meet up and have sex on various occasions. The method in this study used the internet and virtual ethnography and information found on Twitter websites, Palm Plaza, and Pantip web boards where gay men write messages introducing themselves and announcing their search sex. Katherine Frank’s notion that agency is formed and negotiated through dynamic social interaction extends to explain how Thai gay men’s agency formation and reorganization rest on categorizing practices. It has been found that four categorized areas-sexual roles, masculine bodies, relationships, and gender expression help Thai gay men understand how well a relationship and sex might work. These areas provide insight into the physical and emotional potential and limitations they have with the person they are interacting with and in immediate contact.
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