How would you react if your brother or sister came out to you?
"I'm proud to have been the first to know."
"My conservative upbringing contributed to the notion that John's behavior was sinful. The first thought I had about it was that my brother had somehow been misdirected, involving himself in the wrong crowd. How could he be gay? I was convinced we all had to help him overcome this problem. I equated being gay with having a mental disorder and thought maybe we should send him to a therapist."
"I love Beth very much. I am proud of her, thankful for her, and can't imagine...

How would you react if your brother or sister came out to you?
"I'm proud to have been the first to know."
"My conservative upbringing contributed to the notion that John's behavior was sinful. The first thought I had about it was that my brother had somehow been misdirected, involving himself in the wrong crowd. How could he be gay? I was convinced we all had to help him overcome this problem. I equated being gay with having a mental disorder and thought maybe we should send him to a therapist."
"I love Beth very much. I am proud of her, thankful for her, and can't imagine...

Come on a journey of erotic discovery where young guys seek out old gentlemen
It is well known that to most gay men, a shapely, youthful body is the ultimate turn-on. But a few young guys, sometimes even married ones, are erotically attracted to old men, because of their age. Joseph Itiel (author of Escort Tales; A Consumer's Guide to Male Hustlers; and Sex Workers as Virtual Boyfriends), now in his early seventies, has discovered such young fellows. In Dirty Young Men and Other Gay Stories, he relates his experiences with them in intimate detail.
Dirty Young Men and Other Gay...

Come on a journey of erotic discovery where young guys seek out old gentlemen
It is well known that to most gay men, a shapely, youthful body is the ultimate turn-on. But a few young guys, sometimes even married ones, are erotically attracted to old men, because of their age. Joseph Itiel (author of Escort Tales; A Consumer's Guide to Male Hustlers; and Sex Workers as Virtual Boyfriends), now in his early seventies, has discovered such young fellows. In Dirty Young Men and Other Gay Stories, he relates his experiences with them in intimate detail.
Dirty Young Men and Other Gay...

Peniston, manager of the library and archives at the Newark Museum in New Jersey, examines attempts to suppress sexual deviants during the 1870s in the aftermath of the Paris Commune. First he looks at the forces of authority, including the laws, the police, the magistrates, and the doctors. Then he explores such aspects of the subculture as its co

An exploration into the history of gay sexuality in 19th-century Paris, this title draws on a wealth of sources and information to reconstruct the attitudes towards, and activities in, same sex relationships. The text demonstrates how the working class fitted into this social construct rather than focusing solely on the elites in society.

Quality research uniquely enhanced by the author's personal experience In one of the first books to examine machismo from the perspective of Latin American and Latino men, Chris Girman relies on a compelling combination of ethnographic research and personal experience to explain how macho men men like the author himself regulate and sustain same-sex erotic encounters. Girman incorporates his own sexual experiences with a variety of Latin men into the book, infusing his writing with the unique perspective and vivid description that can only be related by someone who has lived the research he...

This book explores the concepts--and illuminates the realities--of macho and machismo from the unique perspective of a gay sociologist who is also a sexual tourist. Unlike most of the scholars who have written about same-sex Latino male attraction, author/ethnographer Chris Girman has experienced it firsthand. In his travels in South, Central, and North America, Chris has had intimate encounters with dozens of Latino men. He shares both his research and his personal experience in Mucho Macho: Seduction, Desire, and the Homoerotic Lives of Latin Men."

Find out how being more LGBT inclusive can increase your organization's productivity--and revenues

Workplace diversity can provide creative strength and greater productivity regardless of the organization. Straight Talk About Gays in the Workplace: Creating an Inclusive, Productive Environment for Everyone in Your Organization, Third Edition presents a frank discussion about all the relevant aspects of sexual orientation and gender identity in the workplace. The author reveals how to incorporate diversity in your organization to foster greater loyalty, greater understanding, and...

Includes the conversations that reveal how known gay and straight men can and do get along in the sexually tense confines of barracks and shipboard life once they discover that the imagined boundary between them is not, in fact, a hard line.