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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825798603321

Autore

Underwood Steven G (Steven Gregory), <1958-, >

Titolo

Gay men and anal eroticism : tops, bottoms, and versatiles / / Steven G. Underwood

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Harrington Park Press, , 2003

ISBN

0-203-05721-X

1-283-83890-7

1-136-57152-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (235 p.)

Disciplina

306.77/3

Soggetti

Gay men - Sexual behavior

Anal sex

Anus (Psychology)

Dominance (Psychology)

Gay men - Identity

Gay men - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Gay Men and Anal Eroticism Tops, Bottoms, and Versatiles; Copyright; About the Author; Contents; Introduction: Is It a Natural Thing?; I: Bottoms; 1. Aaron: Labels Exist for a Reason; 2. Andy: Bottoms Get No Respect; 3. Sam: The Darkness That Looms Inside; 4. Kevin: A Certain Honesty; 5. Lito: It's a Natural Thing; II: Tops; 6. Danny: Giving and Receiving; 7. Max: "The Bottom Has to Work with You"; 8. Mark: Control and Stereotypes; 9. Jay: An Assertive Personality; III: Versatiles; 10. Jackson: "I Enjoy Both"; 11. Randy: "Boston Is a Very Bottom Town"

12. Peter: "A Hard Dick Has No Conscience"13. Bruce: Too Much Alone; 14. Eddie: "We're Being Held Prisoners for Fucking"; 15. Tom: Control and Volition; 16. Cole Tucker: A Man's Soul; 17. James: The Female Position; 18. Richard: To Know Who You Are; 19. John: "People Want Me to Fuck Them Like Crazy"; IV: Couples; 20. Clayton and Leonard: More Versatile; 21. Payne and Stanley: An Equal Sense of Power

Sommario/riassunto

Gay men reveal their preference?and the reasons behind it! Gay Men and Anal Eroticism: Tops, Bottoms, and Versatiles is a no-holds-barred



examination of one of society's most persistent taboos. In a remarkably candid collection of frank and forthright interviews, 21 gay men talk about the role anal sex plays in their lives and relationships and their choices to act as insertive (?top?) or receptive (?bottom?) partners?or both (?versatile?). Ranging in age from 21 to 65, the men discuss the reasons behind (and consequences of) their choices; how they define their sexual roles (and how t