Images of the body and the reproductive system among men and women living in shantytowns in Porto Alegre, Brazil

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15. All translations of quotes from Portuguese were made by the authors.

16. Only one 18-year-old male informant mentioned having had sex with other men. He said he ‘used to have fun’ with the gay prostitutes and transvestites who hung around a large car parts shop not far from where our research was carried out. When asked by the interviewer about his sexual orientation he replied: ‘I am not a homosexual, but I ended up enjoying myself with what they did’, referring to anal and oral sex with them.