Represents an attempt to understand how contemporary gay men engage in, contest, and modify controlling notions of masculinity.

How do gay men respond to controlling notions of masculinity in society and stereotypes of gay sexuality? This book explores the ways in which gay men in the United States engage in, contest and modify these notions and develop a sense of masculine identity. The book examines the creation of identity through the everyday lives of gay men: their work; home; community; and relationships.

"Anything for a sis, Mary" - Peter M Nardi

An Introduction to Gay Men and Masculinities PART ONE: MASCULINITIES IN GAY RELATIONSHIPS Seeking Sexual Lives - Matt G Mutchler

Gay Youth and Masculinity Tensions "One of the Guys" - Dwight Fee

Instrumentality and Intimacy in Gay Men's Friendships with Straight Men Gay Male Domestic Violence and the Pursuit of Masculinity - J Michael Cruz PART TWO: MASCULINITIES IN EVERYDAY GAY LIFE Risk and Masculinity in the Everyday Lives of Gay Men - Thomas J Linneman Religion and Masculinity in Latino Gay Lives - Eric M Rodriguez and Suzanne C Ouellette Masculinity in the Age of AIDS - Perry N Halkitis

HIV Seropositive Gay Men and the "Buff Agenda" Queer Sexism - Jane Ward

Rethinking Gay Men and Masculinity PART THREE: MASCULINITIES IN DIVERSE GAY GROUPS Masculinity Among Working Class Gay Males - Donald C Barrett Asian American Gay Men's (Dis)claim on Masculinity - Shinhee Han Entre Hombres/Between Men - Lionel Cantu

Latino Masculinities and Homosexualities Gay Female Impersonators and the Masculine Construction of "Other" - Steven P Schacht