Abstract:
Homosexuality is romantic and sexual attraction or sexual behavior between
members of the same gender of sex. Sexual lifestyles of homosexual is effected by
social environtment and culture. Sexual behavior of homosexual included getting
anal sex without using condom and having multiple sexual partners that can
increased risk of STIs and HIV/AIDS transmission. The objective of this research is to
describe factors related becoming homosexuals and risk of STIs and HIV/AIDS
transmission. This research was applied by quantitative research methods,
descriptive-designed and cross sectional-approached. The numbers of samples of this
research were 89 homosexual (gay, “kucing”, transgender). The data were collected
by using questionairres then described verbally, mathematically and graphically. The
results showed that most of homosexual was in 20-30-aged, junior high schoolungraduated
until senior high school and worked in beauty business and
entertainment. Print media (magazine, poster, leaflet, newspaper, booklet) and
electronic media (handphone, television, radio, and ipad, and computer) was used
and peer group conducted men becoming homosexual. Attitude and patterns of
parenting was not related becoming homosexual. It also proved by respondents that
they did unsafe sexual lifestyle (multiple sexual partners, oral sex, anal sex, and
unconsistency in the use of condoms and lubricant). This condition is also found at
three respondents that indicated positive HIV/AIDS. It is expected to homosexual to
increase awareness of risk behavior that can be of STIs and HIV/AIDS transmissions
by focused has incarier and education.
