+ sex, courtship, and the politics of contemporary gay love by andy day
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Sex, Courtship,and the
Politics of Contemporary Gay Love
By Andy Day
+FocusHistorical analysis of gay male courtship over the last 40
years
-Platonic, sexual, and romantic relationships
-Intricate system of contact and network
-Gay space in Transition
+Case Studies
CONTACT: Samuel Delany’s Time Square Red, Times Square Blue (1970-1982)
NETWORK: Gay Men’s Health Crisis Center (1982-1992)
GEOSOCIAL INTERACTION: Grindr™ and Online Dating (1992-Present)
+Grindr and the Mobile Closet
Networking and the Interpersonal
Redefining Coming Out
The Mobile Closet
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In Perspective…
I argue that Grindr and other online networks geared toward gay men have not only dissembled physical borders in interaction, but also have allowed for a reproduction and naturalization of stronger racial and categorical boundaries in desire and communication.
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