Gay macho
Martin P. Levine
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Gay macho
Published
1998
Publisher
New York University Press
Pages
260
ISBN-10
0814746942
Description
Before gay liberation, gay men were usually perceived as failed men - "inverts," men trapped in women's bodies. The 1970s saw a radical shift in gay male culture, as a male homosexuality emerged that embraced a more traditional masculine ethos. The gay "clone," a muscle-bound, sexually free, hard-living Marlboro man, appeared in the gay enclaves of major cities, changing forever the face of gay male culture. Gay Macho presents the ethnography of this homosexual clone. Martin P. Levine, a pioneer of the sociological study of homosexuality, was among the first social scientists to map the emergence of a gay community and this new style of gay masculinity. Levine was a participant in as well as an observer of gay culture in the 1970s, and this perspective allowed him to capture the true flavor of what it was like to be a gay man before AIDS. Later chapters, based on Levine's pathbreaking empirical research, explore some of the epidemiological and social consequences of the AIDS epidemic on this particular substratum of the gay community. Although Levine explicitly rejects pathologizing the gay men afflicted with HIV, his work develops a scathing, feminist-inspired critique of masculinity, whether practiced by gay men or straight men.
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This edition of Gay macho has approximately 260 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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Who is the author of Gay macho?
Gay macho was written by Martin P. Levine.
When was Gay macho published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 1998. The original work may have been published on a different date.