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Male to Male: Sexual Feeling Across the Boundaries of Identity (Haworth Gay & Lesbian Studies)

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'"Male to Male" starts with the evidence that most studies on male sexuality have ignored - the same-sex feelings of men whose identities are heterosexual. The "I-never-told-anyone-this-before" confessions Dr. Tejirian elicits from straight-identified men who recount homoerotic dreams and daydreams make this book a surefire spellbinding read. But more sensational still is the interview technique he employs to mine these deepest of sexual secrets from his youthful male (twenty-something grad student, cop) research subjects: He simply asks them, man to man.' - Helpful summary from stevenzeeland.com

In these touching, profound, and profoundly intimate accounts of male attraction Edward Tejirian was able to re-create a captivating and inclusive narrative of male sexuality and its complex richness and beauty.

"Male to Male discusses the wide--but unacknowledged--prevalence of same-sex feelings among men who do not identify themselves as gay, revealing the fulfillment of the bond in an emotional and physical way, not a sexual one. The chapters examine how these same-sex feelings affect heterosexual men and how some individuals deal with the conflict between culture and sexuality, breaking down categories and stereotypes. This book will be appealing to the average male reader, as well as professionals, students, and academics in the fields of human sexuality, psychology, anthropology, sociology and cultural theory."--© zebraz