Male to Male: Sexual Feeling Across the Boundaries of Identity
Explore the feelings of men toward other men without the pigeonholing found in terms like “gay” and “straight”!Male to Male: Sexual Feeling Across the Boundaries of Identity starts with the evidence that most studies on male sexuality have ignoredthe same-sex feelings of men whose identities are heterosexual. Of the more than fifty men in this book, almost half were aware of some degree of same-sex feeling. But beyond percentages, the primary focus of Male to Male is the explorationthrough their own wordsof how these men experienced same-sex feelings, what these feelings meant to them, the fears surrounding them, and the consequences of the collision between their heterosexual identities and their same-sex feelings.In addition to comparative data on women's same-sex feelings, as well as on what men say in regard to their feelings about women, Male to Male includes material from two in-depth case studies. The first is on Clark, an African-American man who moved into sex with men in prison. His story shows that the need to see gay men as feminine is really a cultural defense against the powerful pull toward the male-to-male bond, and points to the movement to fulfill that bond when this defense is dropped. The second is on Zack, a gay police officer. His story explores the different dimensions and meanings of the male-to-male bond as these unfolded in his own life, while telling about the heterosexually identified men who “came out” to him about their own same-sex feelings. Male to Male will help you explore:
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- same-sex feelings in heterosexual men and women
- same-sex feelings in the military
- prison culture and the “heterosexual role”
- the fear of domination
- the aesthetics of fear and power
- the dynamics of rape
- compassionate relationships between heterosexual-identified men . . . and much more!
Male to Male: Sexual Feeling Across the Boundaries of Identity
Explore the feelings of men toward other men without the pigeonholing found in terms like “gay” and “straight”!Male to Male: Sexual Feeling Across the Boundaries of Identity starts with the evidence that most studies on male sexuality have ignoredthe same-sex feelings of men whose identities are heterosexual. Of the more than fifty men in this book, almost half were aware of some degree of same-sex feeling. But beyond percentages, the primary focus of Male to Male is the explorationthrough their own wordsof how these men experienced same-sex feelings, what these feelings meant to them, the fears surrounding them, and the consequences of the collision between their heterosexual identities and their same-sex feelings.In addition to comparative data on women's same-sex feelings, as well as on what men say in regard to their feelings about women, Male to Male includes material from two in-depth case studies. The first is on Clark, an African-American man who moved into sex with men in prison. His story shows that the need to see gay men as feminine is really a cultural defense against the powerful pull toward the male-to-male bond, and points to the movement to fulfill that bond when this defense is dropped. The second is on Zack, a gay police officer. His story explores the different dimensions and meanings of the male-to-male bond as these unfolded in his own life, while telling about the heterosexually identified men who “came out” to him about their own same-sex feelings. Male to Male will help you explore:
- same-sex feelings in heterosexual men and women
- same-sex feelings in the military
- prison culture and the “heterosexual role”
- the fear of domination
- the aesthetics of fear and power
- the dynamics of rape
- compassionate relationships between heterosexual-identified men . . . and much more!
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781560239765 |
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Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Publication date: | 10/02/2000 |
Series: | Gay and Lesbian Studies |
Pages: | 404 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d) |
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