Authors: Abdul Aziz Azari1, Dewi Rokhmah2), Elfian Zulkarnain2
1Student in the Faculty of Public Health, Graduate University of Jember
2Lecturer in the Faculty of Public Health, University of Jember
Abstract
Self-label is the labeling of oneself among gays as top or bottom in order to communicate their anal sex tastes. In gay life, there are three self-labels, top, bottom and versatile. Top is a man who has the behavior of IAI (Insertive Anal Intercourse) in sexual intercourse, but top also serves as a husband whose job is to love, be warm, pay attention and make a comfortable bottom when being beside him. Bottom is a man who has the behavior of RAI (Receptive Anal Intercouse) in sexual intercourse, but the bottom also serves as a wife who will feel happy and comfortable if you get the attention and affection from a top. Versatile is a gay who has a top and bottom nature depending on the situation they face. Top, bottom and versatile in the use of social media is very different. Top is usually more manly, so its existence in social media is very limited. Top rarely post photos and status on social media and tend to close itself from the outside world, while the bottom is more feminine and in the use of social media, the bottom is usually more prominent than the top. The purpose of this study was to analyze self-label in gay adolescents with risky sexual behavior toward STI (sexually transmitted infections) and HIV-AIDS transmission in Jember. This research was conducted in Jember. The type of this research is qualitative research of phenomenology approach of data collection method of purposive sampling sampling. Data collected from gay teenager, gay top 3 informants, gay bottom as much as 3 informant, and 2 additional informant that is NGO and GBFF. Data collection with in-depth interviews, observations and recorded by tape recorder. The results are grouped into five themes: Symbolic Interaction, Identity Status, Self-label, Social Activity and Social Media. Recommended for gay adolescents in order to prevent transmission of STIs and HIV-AIDS.
Keywords: Self-label, gay, adolescent, STI (sexually transmitted infections), HIV-AIDS
