The End of Gay (And the Death of Heterosexuality)

by Archer, Bert

• ISBN13: 9781560256113
• ISBN10: 1560256117
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-27
• Publisher: Da Capo Pr

Summary

At the crux of Sex Without Borders is the question: "Why do we persist in defining ourselves by our sexual behaviors?" Written by a young man for a new generation of readersone with radically different formative experiencesthis book will be popular and controversial for its answer, and for its commonsensical defense of polymorphous sexual desire. Featuring gay and lesbian publications, this intriguing debut from columnist and reviewer Bert Archer is a timely, fun and healthy read.

Table of Contents

The end of Gay	p. 22
Sexual identity	p. 24
Identity politics	p. 27
Sex	p. 36
Gender	p. 38
Bisexuality	p. 51
The end of the beginning	p. 77
Meanwhile, back in Germany ...	p. 81
Harlem	p. 85
Nineteen-thirty-three	p. 87
World War two and the great decommissioning	p. 96
Start spreading the news	p. 106
Science and surveys and sex	p. 126
The end	p. 145
The consumption of Gay identity	p. 146
One false move	p. 153
Porn	p. 162
Nineteen-ninety-four	p. 167
The word	p. 176
Ex-gays	p. 193
Queerness	p. 208
Monkeys on each other's backs	p. 214
The stories we tell ourselves	p. 217
Categories	p. 229
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