Speaking Sex to Power: The Politics of Queer Sex

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Synopsis
Some of the essays were written before Califia began transitioning from female to male and are written from a lesbian perspective. Others ware written both mid- and post-transition. Essays from the late-'90s to early-2000's that were previously published in various formats. They have been grouped into 4 categories, each with a new introductory long essay further discussing the overall category. "The Engagement Party" covers the inclusion of all kinds of sexual minorities, and Califia's perspective that there is an exclusionary hierarchy in existence. The 2nd grouping is "Like Cats and Dogs", which more specifically details politics between various sexual minority groups: gays vs. lesbians, lesbians vs. transsexuals of either direction, able-bodied queers vs. those with disabilities, HIV in the trans community, etc. The 3rd section, "Destroying the Village in Order to Save It," is the most dated, yet the most factual as possibly most educational as opposed to the author's political perspectives. There are articles about the First Amendment, porn, HIV/AIDS as a financial windfall for pharmaceutical companies, the reduction of research aimed at a cure, the very informative "The Nonoxynol-9 Scandal: How 'AIDS Prevention' Put Women and Gay men at Risk." Many of the essays are heavily footnoted with direct sources. The final category is "An Insistent and Indelicate Muse" which veers off to BDSM sex: Bondage, Domination and Sadomasochism. Essays discuss why some people enjoy the various roles, cutting flesh and how, and other aspects. The author writes from personal experience.
Copyright:
2002

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
419 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781573441322
Publisher:
N/A
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Patrick Califia
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Health, Mind and Body, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies
Submitted By:
Liz Halperin
Proofread By:
avid reader
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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