Excerpt from: Queer Masculinity: The Representation of John Paul Pitoc’s Body in Trick
One of the most troublesome aspects of homophobic discourse is the desire to read sexuality and gender as collapsible categories. I still shudder to hear the question ‘Which one is the girl?’ directed at a gay male couple. This should, of course, more correctly be termed ‘effeminophobia’
We need more articles and literature concerning effeminophobia, homophobia, and internalized homophobia. One great little book that I am currently reading is entitled: Dead Boys Can't Dance: Sexual Orientation, Masculinity, and Suicide by Michel Dorais. It is available through Amazon.
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