Kevin: The world has joined his party...
Introduction:
Kevin is a 42 year-old gay American male with European ancestry living in Passaic County, New Jersey. He had been a data security technical writer. However, due to illness, he has been unemployed and mostly confined to his home for several years. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced everyone else to stay home, a situation that he is already quite accustomed to. As he relies on hydroxychloroquine to manage his medical condition, the most unnerving aspect of the pandemic thus far was the fear of potentially not having access to that quality-of -life-ensuring prescription because of uncontrolled demand. Thankfully, the demand for hydroxychloroquine has diminished, and such a fearful situation is in the past. While the pandemic has made many people feel confined and uncomfortable, having his husband and housemate home more often has been a pleasant change for Kevin. The pandemic has affected his sex life in two primary ways. On the one hand, he has only had one sexual encounter outside of his household since the pandemic began, a notable reduction of frequency. On the other hand, sex with his husband has become more frequent and more enjoyable. In his interview, Kevin expressed sympathy for those who live alone, and appreciation for having a husband to satisfy his passions. Some aspects of Kevin's life have changed significantly, while other aspects have changed little.
Notable Quotes:
HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED YOUR LIFE GENERALLY?
“It has affected my life quite profoundly, but probably differently from a lot of other people. I actually suffer from a chronic illness which forced me from my job about four years ago. And, I've been living a life, sort of a semi-disabled person I suppose. So, spending a lot of time at home and not going out a great deal, it really wasn't much of a lifestyle change for me, except, of course, the fact, since I live with my husband and a friend of ours who shares our home, they are now here more so. In a strange way, for a lot of people I know it's been very confining and stifling, but oddly, for me, it's had this converse effect because I was already personally in this circumstance of like, you know it's almost like watching the rest of the world join my party, which was not exactly what I wanted to see.”
HOW HAS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED YOUR SEX LIFE?
“I have had a sexual experience with one person outside of my household, ONE. And this person I trust and know, and he was living a lifestyle that was not connected to other people in the public, and he wasn't having sex with anyone... ...And just to tell you, for my sex life that is very different; that should have been like different 15 people... ...15 times with different people, not necessarily 15 people.”
HAS THE PANDEMIC AFFECTED YOUR SEX LIFE WITH YOUR HUSBAND?
“Actually it's gotten a bit more frequent, and yeh, more enjoyable in the sense that you kind of realize, wow, there are a lot of people out there who live by themselves and they're not in relationships, and you know, they kind of have to take this huge risk in order to get gratification.”