Mr. Michael Quinlan:

This is really the first time we have discussed men who have sex with men in this context, after two committee meetings. It was good that we were asked to make the presentation. I included references to many reports and these are also embedded in the other report I made, which covers the whole range of different issues. Even now, as I look back over certain points, I can state there is a whole range of men who buy and sell sex - all for different reasons. The men who buy sex are also affected by homophobia and the stigma that relates to men who are gay or bisexual. Some of these men are autonomous. The context is not that men who have sex with men will automatically go and buy sex. That is not what I am saying.