Fisting Subjectivity: Narratives of Sexual Subjectivity Among Gay Fist-Fuckers

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Table 1. Participant profile.

Pseudonym	Age	Race	City of Residence	Relationship Status	Preferred Role	Years Fisting	Number of Scenes Over an Average 6-Month Period
James	32	White	Cape Town	Single	Bottom	1	6
Harry	34	White	Cape Town	Single	Bottom	4	4
Mick	56	Coloured	Cape Town	Single	Versatile	7	8
Mark	36	Black	Johannesburg	Single	Top	3	3
Cameron	29	Indian	Durban	Single	Bottom	2	2
Jerry	48	Coloured	Cape Town	Single	Bottom	6	4
Calvin	31	Indian	Durban	Single	Bottom	12	4
David	52	White	Pretoria	Monogamous Partnership	Top	23	15
Viren	37	Indian	Durban	Single	Bottom	6	5
Roger	28	Coloured	Johannesburg	Consensually Non-monogamous Relationship	Bottom	8	3
Anthony	39	White	Cape Town	Single	Bottom	5	10
Mitch	37	Coloured	Durban	Single	Bottom	5	5
Kevin	42	Coloured	Johannesburg	Consensually Non-monogamous Relationship	Top	14	10
Tom	31	White	Durban	Single	Bottom	1	4
Saul	48	White	Pretoria	Monogamous Partnership	Bottom	18	4
Tim	26	Black	Johannesburg	Single	Bottom	0.5	2
Velaphi	37	Black	Johannesburg	Single	Bottom	5	4
Gwede	35	Black	Johannesburg	Single	Top	3	6
Josh	31	Coloured	Cape Town	Monogamous Relationship	Top	1	4
Romeo	29	Coloured	Cape Town	Single	Top	1	2
Paul	28	Coloured	Johannesburg	Consensually Non-monogamous Relationship	Bottom	2	6
John	44	White	Durban	Single	Bottom	6	7
Theo	29	Black	Johannesburg	Single	Top	4	8
Jason	25	White	Johannesburg	Single	Bottom	0.5	3
Maurice	62	White	Johannesburg	Single	Bottom	11	6
Devin	33	Black	Johannesburg	Single	Bottom	6	4
Grahame	34	White	Cape Town	Single	Bottom	3	2
Humphrey	37	Coloured	Cape Town	Single	Bottom	13	6
Frikkie	44	White	Bloemfontein	Monogamous Partnership	Top	10	8
Louie	41	White	Bloemfontein	Monogamous Partnership	Bottom	10	8
Matthias	39	Coloured	Gqeberha	Consensually Non-monogamous Relationship	Top	5	7
Remy	39	Indian	Gqeberha	Single	Bottom	4	5

Table 2. Example of inductive map for generating the expert narrative.

Initial codes	Story (What story am I being told?)	Draft narrative (What does it mean to be fist-fucker?)	Final narrative (based on participant feedback)
Anatomy Lubricant Injury Technique Blood Emergency Douching Gloves Foreplay Hygiene Cleaning up Towels Nail clipping Puppy pads Reading/research Advice (online) Guidance (mentor) Experience Partner feedback Nail filing STI prevention	A story about knowledge: Anatomy Lubricant Injury Blood Emergency Douching Gloves Hygiene Towels Nail clipping Puppy pads Reading/research Advice (online) Nail filing STI prevention A story about skill: Technique Foreplay Cleaning up Guidance (mentor) Experience Partner feedback	A technician	An expert