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the end of gay

May 19, 2003 05:34 PM posted by april : track it (0)

I picked up The End of Gay (and the death of heterosexuality) at my favorite bookstore on vacation last week. I think I'll be making nearly everyone I know read it.

It's quite intriguing (and probably the inspiration for my next collab topic). While Archer's premise - that the gay/straight dichotomy is a cultural phase - is obviously focused on sexual preference, many of the core ideas amount to a sort of social constructionism that can be extended to gender as well as sexuality.

While not a book that will have everyone nodding along vigorously, it's written in a persuasive conversational style that will at least lead to some interesting discussions.

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"...gender as well as sexuality..."

As if the two could be separated.

You ought to read "Genderqueer," you know - I think you'd find it fascinating.

Posted by: revolution9 on May 19, 2003 09:45 PM |