'On December 1, 2015, sex changes. Forever': Pre-exposure prophylaxis and the pharmaceuticalisation of the neoliberal sexual subject

• Published in: Global public health Vol. 13; no. 8; pp. 997 - 1006
• Main Author: Thomann, Matthew
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.08.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: 21st century; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS; Anti-HIV Agents - administration & dosage; Antiretroviral drugs; Antiretroviral therapy; biomedical interventions; Campaigns; Discourses; Disease prevention; Drugs; HIV; HIV Infections - prevention & control; HIV prevention and treatment; Homosexuality; Homosexuality, Male; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Individual responsibility; Male; Medical treatment; Men who have sex with men; Morality; Neoliberalism; Pharmaceuticals; Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis; Prevention; Prevention programs; Preventive medicine; Prophylaxis; Public buildings; Public health; Responsibility; Risk; Sex education; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexual Partners; United States; Uptake; United States; HIV prevention and treatment; neoliberalism; Pre-exposure prophylaxis; men who have sex with men; biomedical interventions

The global scale-up of AIDS treatment initiatives during the first decade of the twenty-first century has been referred to as a kind of 'pharmaceuticalisation' of public health, a trend that is now building in the area of HIV prevention. This paper traces the emergence and increased uptake...