Learn how gay men use Internet technologies to connect with others sharing their erotic desires and to forge affirming communities online
Getting It On Online: Cyberspace, Gay Male Sexuality, and Embodied Identity examines the online embodied experiences of gay men. At once scholarly and sensual, this unique book is the result of a three-year ethnographic study chronicling the activities on three distinct social scenes in the world of Internet Relay Chat (IRC)--virtual spaces constructed by gay men for the erotic exploration of the male body. Examining the vital role the body plays in...

Learn how gay men use Internet technologies to connect with others sharing their erotic desires and to forge affirming communities online Getting It On Online: Cyberspace, Gay Male Sexuality, and Embodied Identity examines the online embodied experiences of gay men. At once scholarly and sensual, this unique book is the result of a three-year ethnographic study chronicling the activities on three distinct social scenes in the world of Internet Relay Chat (IRC)-virtual spaces constructed by gay men for the erotic exploration of the male body. Examining the vital role the body plays in...