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Available
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Publication
St. Martin's Press (2002), Edition: 1st, 272 pages
Description
Among the most acclaimed books of 2002, named one of the 50 Best Non-Fiction Books of 2002 by Publishers Weekly, The Soul Beneath the Skin explores the variety of social and ethical experiments in gay men's lives, and their implications both for gay men and for society at large. The book looks closely at seven patterns of behaviour widely practiced by gay men but rarely acknowledged, including diverse forms of erotic play and non-violent public culture among others, and notes that these innovations, similar to those of many religions, add up to profound new ethics.
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LibraryThing member aulsmith
This book does go over the top sometimes in trying to demonstrate that gay men and gay male culture is better than straight culture. However, as one of my gay male friends said once, "The thing about gay men is that they're not involved in the gender war," and that does lead to very different
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behaviors than are exhibited by the people who are. So, I found much to like about this book. Show Less
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Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Nominee — 2002)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
272 p.; 5.72 inches
ISBN
0312269196 / 9780312269197
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