Sexuality, Gender Studies, Gay & Lesbian Studies

The End of Gay

Name: The End of Gay
Author: Bert Archer
ISBN: 9781904132073

by Bert Archer

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Overview

Gay is a phase. As gay culture becomes more mainstream, gay identity will become less important, and heterosexuality will become correspondingly less relevant. Canadian Bert Archer's lively polemic takes in popular culture, literature, history, and personal experience, with references to Dawson's Creek, Saturday Night Live, Howard Stern, Shakespeare, Madonna, Calvin Klein, and much more. The End of Gay looks forward to the vast pos-sibilities of love without labels in a century when categories of human sexuality are more fluid than ever.

Synopsis

Gay is a phase - but not in the sense that your parents might have thought. Gay is part of a cultural, social and political movement. When Gay is no more, that will mark the beginning of the end of heterosexuality too. Internationally acclaimed writer Bert Archer offers us a world where sexual identity no longer defines us. Examining a wealth of cultural, social and political history, as well as his own sexual past and present, Archer shows us where sexual identity is heading - all lables are back in the closet. Welcome to a new world without gender stereotypes.

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Many contemporary observers of sexual mores and politics have begun to argue that the rigid gender/sexual identity distinctions that have framed discussions of these issues are outdated. Some, such as Michael Warner in his now classic The Trouble with Normal, have made the whole idea of normalcy suspect. And many have looked to the term queer to open up more possibilities for less rigid analytical methods. Columnist/reviewer Archer's preeminent argument in his first book is that the whole concept of gayness is really a transitory phase both conceptually and culturally. He suggests that polymorphous perversity is human nature and is increasingly the direction in which the next generations are heading. Importantly, he provides historical context for observations on current popular culture. Much has been written about this subject already, and Archer offers an original analysis-though no definitive conclusions.-David Azzolina, Univ. of Pennsylvania Libs., Philadelphia Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.