The report Rapid Ethnography of Male-to-Male Sexuality and Sexual Health presents findings of rapid ethnographic research on male-to-male sexuality and sexual health in Kathmandu, Nepal. This was the first research project of its kind in Nepal. The research was conducted from Nov. 18, 2001, to Dec. 17, 2001.

As part of the research, men from the nascent communities and networks of men who have sex with men in Kathmandu were recruited and trained in research skills. These men conducted the field research, consisting of participant observation, interviews and group discussions. Given the time frame of the research the capacity for extended training of community researchers was curtailed.

The principal aims of the research were fourfold:

• Gathering ethnographic data on male-to-male sexual life in Kathmandu
• Establishing a preliminary knowledge base on the social, cultural, behavioral and emotional characteristics of male to male sexual life in Kathmandu
• Exploring sexual health issues relevant to male-to-male sexual life in Kathmandu
• Making recommendations for future policy, research and health promotion intervention with men who have sex with men in Kathmandu and elsewhere in Nepal