The Struggle to Be Gay--In Mexico, for Example

by Roger N. Lancaster

Being gay is not a given. Through a rigorous ethnographic inquiry into the material foundations of sexual identity, The Struggle to Be Gay makes a compelling argument for the centrality of social class in gay life--in Mexico, for example, and by extension in other places as well.

Known for his writings on the construction of sexual identities, anthropologist and cultural studies scholar Roger N. Lancaster ponders four decades of visits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520397576
• ISBN13: 9780520397576
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"