Reeling in the Years: Gay Men's Perspectives on Age and Ageism

Examines the two tribe mentality about age that divides the gay male community in to us and them. Illustrates the gay community's attitudes toward age and the rites of passage associated with certain age and the rites of passage associated with certain age groups.

Reeling in the Years: Gay Men's Perspective on Age and Ageism

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bergling, Tim

Psychology & Counseling

Southern Tier Editions

Reeling in the Years: Gay Men's Perspectives on Age and Ageism examines the "two tribe" mentality about age that divides the gay male community into "us" and "them." Tim Bergling, author of the critically acclaimed Sissyphobia (Haworth), uses polls, surveys, and interviews conducted with men from five different age groups to illustrate the gay community's attitudes toward age and the rites of passage associated with certain age groups. The book explores the gay experience through young, middle-aged, and elderly viewpoints, including relationships, dating younger guys, dating older guys, the Internet, sex, drugs, alcohol, HIV/AIDS, fitness, plastic surgery, retirement, harassment, and discrimination.

Harrington Park Pr

What is it about some men that makes them an object of our deepest desires? And how far are we willing to go in pursuit of those desires?Chasing Adonis: Gay Men & the Pursuit of Perfection delves into one of the most central mysteries of gay life: What is it gay men find attractive in other men, and why? How much is nature, how much is nurture . . . or maybe just clever marketing? This unique book examines steroid use, body image disorders, gym culture, Internet hook-ups, obsession, stalking, porn, erotic Web sites, strip clubs  and everything else that makes gay men act a little bit nutty when they meet someone who drives them crazy! Frank, sexy, and controversial, it uses a light touch to examine a serious subject: how gay society objectifies the male body. Tim Bergling, author of Sissyphobia: Gay Men and Effeminate Behavior and Reeling in the Years: Gay Men’s Perspectives on Age and Ageism, surveys gay men about their individual concepts of beauty and desire and about the almost unattainable Adonis standard many of them set for themselves. Teenagers, senior citizens, and the guys stuck in the middle discuss the idea of perfection, how much it changes or evolves over time, and whether the exterior package outweighs what’s inside. From the author:It never ceases to amaze me just how powerful the ’d-word’’(desire) can be, how it can take control of our lives and shut everything out, sometimes for just a few moments, sometimes for days or weeks at a time, depending on how badly we’re smitten. Ask just about anybody, and they can likely pull up a story from their pastor their presentwhen they’ve done something incredibly stupid or ill-advised, or maybe just something completely out of character, in pursuit of their heart’s desire.Chasing Adonis examines: obsession and rejection self-esteem issues the allure of youth  preferences in body shapes, types, and sizes designer genes vs. first impressions assessing body parts narcissism or comfort level-why men chase after guys who look like them AIDS and HIV gay porn adult book stores and the Internet  the Calvin Klein ad campaign featuring Marky Mark Wahlberg the Abercrombie & Fitch ads  Tom of Finland  gay icons weight training and fitness clubs steroids and plastic surgery circuit parties body dysmorphia and much more!Chasing Adonis: Gay Men and the Pursuit of Perfection is an entertaining and enlightening read for gay men of all ages.

Chasing Adonis: Gay Men and the Pursuit of Perfection

Parenting & Relationships

Routledge

Here is a revealing look into male effeminacy: why some gay men are sw ishy, why other gay men are more masculine, and why effeminate men aro use anger, disgust, and disdain in both gay and straight men. Sissypho bia explores those negative feelings that are aimed at people termed f airies, faggots, flamers and queens; men who, as the author puts it, t run more toward what we could term the fQuentin Crisp school of homose xuality.F

Sissyphobia: Gay Men and Effeminate Behavior

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Harrington Park Press

Cultural Writing. Gay/Lesbian Studies. New to SPD. Here is a revealing look into male effeminacy: why some gay men are swishy, why other gay men are more masculine, and why effeminate men arouse anger, disgust, and disdain in both gay and straight men. SISSYPHOBIA explores those negative feelings that are aimed at people termed fairies, faggots, flamers, and queens; men who, as the author puts it, run more toward what we could term the `Quentin Crisp school of homosexuality.' The focus of SISSYPHOBIA is the author's search of the roots of the rage toward effeminate or flamboyant men experienced by men of every sexual persuasion, even themselves. Visit the book's Web site at www.sissyphobia.com.

Sissyphobia

Southern Tier Editions/Haworth Press

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Reeling in the Years: Gay Men's Perspective on Age and Ageism

Reeling in the Years: Gay Men's Perspectives on Age and Ageism

Chasing Adonis: Gay Men and the Pursuit of Perfection

Chasing Adonis: Gay Men and the Pursuit of Perfection

Sissyphobia: Gay Men and Effeminate Behavior

Sissyphobia