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Daring, insightful, and brimming with wit, Not Gay is a fascinating new take on the complexities of heterosexuality in the modern era. Not Gay: Sex Between Straight White Men is a book by Jane Ward, [1] in which the author details the phenomenon of straight-identifying white men seeking out sex with other straight-identifying men despite not identifying as gay, bisexual, or bi-curious.

These sex acts are not slippages into a queer way of being or expressions of a desired but unarticulated gay identity. The book illustrates that sex between straight white men allows them to leverage whiteness and masculinity to authenticate their heterosexuality in the context of sex with men.

For Jane Ward, these sexual practices reveal a unique social space where straight white men can—and do—have sex with other straight white men; in fact, she argues, to do so reaffirms rather than challenges their gender and racial identity. Home Not Gay. Book Licensed.

A straight white girl can kiss a girl, like it, and still call herself straight - her boyfriend may even encourage her. But can straight white guys experience the same easy sexual fluidity, or would kissing a guy just mean that they are really gay?.

But can straight white guys experience the same easy sexual fluidity, or would kissing a guy just mean that they are really gay? View content. [2][3]. View more publications by New York University Press. A different look at heterosexuality in the twenty-first century A straight white girl can kiss a girl, like it, and still call herself straight—her boyfriend may even encourage her.

Ward, Jane. Skip to main content. Ward illustrates that sex between straight white men allows them to leverage whiteness and masculinity to authenticate their heterosexuality in the context of sex with men.

Published by. Ward, J. Ward J. Copied to clipboard. Your purchase has been completed. Language: English. To Publisher Page. By understanding their same-sex sexual practice as meaningless, accidental, or even necessary, straight white men can perform homosexual contact in heterosexual ways.

Volume 19 Sexual Cultures. Instead, Ward argues, they reveal the fluidity and complexity that characterizes all human sexual desire.

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Overview About this book A different look at heterosexuality in the twenty-first century A straight white girl can kiss a girl, like it, and still call herself straight—her boyfriend may even encourage her. Your documents are now available to view.

Unlicensed Requires Authentication. By understanding their same-sex sexual practice as meaningless, accidental, or even necessary, straight white men can perform homosexual contact in heterosexual ways.