Date: Sun, 2 Nov 1997 19:44:58 -0800 (PST) From: Dawn Atkins Subject: CFP: Gay Men Talking Sex Looking for a few more proposals... This collection is nearly full, but could use three more papers to round out the collection. Please send your proposal as soon as possible. Call For Papers Special Issue -- Journal of Homosexuality Gay Men Talking Sex: Sexual Practices, Politics and Identities Looking for academic works from any discipline which explore the problems in defining sexual categories, practices and identities among gay and bisexual men. What happens when gay and/or bisexual identity collides with sexual practices? Does identity politics leave room for sexual desire? Is gay what you are or what you do? Have our identity labels forced gay sexuality into the closet? Can you fight for the right for sexual expression without them? Some examples include (but certainly not limited to): How has AIDS affected sexual practices and identities among gay men? What role does actual sexual practices play in the identification or rejection of gay identity? For example, men who are penetrators in many cultural groups are not seen as gay while those who receive may be. Is bisexual behavior acceptable by men who identify as gay? Does gay mean sleeping with men, or not sleeping with women, or both? What is the role of S/M among gay men? How are transgendered gays viewed and how do they view being gay? Does a gay relationship have to include sex? What happens when it doesn't? How does gay culture shape, restrict, and/or promote certain sexual practices? Would particularly like to welcome papers that address issues concerned with diversity -- particularly those that focus men of color, non-U.S. men and men with disabilities. Once proposals are approved, papers will be due Jan. 1, 1998. Each paper should be 3000-5000 words or 10-15 ms. pages, submitted in both hard copy and on disk. Send proposals via email (preferred) or regular mail to: Dawn Atkins email: dawn-atkins@uiowa.edu mail: Dawn Atkins Anthropology, 114 MacBride Hall University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 52242