Abstract
Gay men who are marked as “sexual outlaws” have unique and tense relationships with social regulatory forces, and for the porn star, the tensions are exacerbated. Surveillance, attraction, seduction, repulsion, authority, and discipline mark the communicative dynamics between the bodies of subject/object, performer/spectator, image-maker/imagined. This essay, which is a follow-up to “Sextext,” is a fictional account of a porn star who navigates personal and social relationships in the context of a culture that averts overt discussions of carnal desire.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 319-334 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Journal of Homosexuality |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 2-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 23 2003 |
Keywords
- Performative writing
- Pornography
- Queer theory
- Representation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Social Psychology
- Education
- General Psychology