Effeminate belonging : Gender nonconforming experience and gay bottom identities

Since the 1970s, effeminate gay men, and fem bottoms in particular, have increasingly become the 'marginalised among the marginalised' in Anglo-American gay culture, which tends to place a premium on appearing, behaving, and sounding masculine. Effeminate Belonging compares how boys and me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Vytniorgu, Richard (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2024.
SeriesEmerald points.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781804550113
DOI10.1108/9781804550090
Physical Description1 online resource (164 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Part One. Theories, Perspectives, Sources
  • Chapter 1. Gender Nonconformity, Effeminacy, and Gay Bottom Identities
  • Chapter 2. Marginalisation and Belonging
  • Chapter 3. Narratives on the Margins
  • Part Two. Readings, Concerns, Directions
  • Chapter 4. Fem Gay Bottom: Can I Be All Three?
  • Chapter 5. Fem Bottoms in Practice
  • Chapter 6. Effeminate Belonging and Sexual Wellbeing
  • Conclusion.