The Male Gazed: On Hunks, Heartthrobs, and What Pop Culture Taught Me about (Desiring) Men

by Manuel Betancourt

Book Overview

Featuring deep dives into thirst traps, drag queens, Antonio Banderas, and telenovelas--all in the service of helping us reframe how we talk about (desiring) men--this insightful memoir-in-essays is as much a coming of age as a coming out book

Manuel Betancourt has long lustfully coveted masculinity--in part because he so lacked it. As a child in Bogot?, Colombia, he grew up with the social pressure to appear strong, manly, and, ultimately,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 164622146X
• ISBN13: 9781646221462
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Catapult
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.0"