A Queer Geography: Journeys Toward A Sexual Self

In this contemporary classic of gay literature, Frank Browning looks at the effect that geography has on the definition of sexuality and sexual roles. Exploring the gay psyche from Brooklyn to rural Kentucky, from France to Brazil, Browning argues that gayness as a cultural phenomenon is a peculiarly American construct.

The answer: only in America. In A Queer Geography, Frank Browning shows us that gay culture is more a fabrication of American identity politics than of actual sexual desire. He explores the gay psyche as he travels from the streets of Brooklyn to the hills of Kentucky, from France to the Bay or Naples, demonstrating that while homosexuality may be universal, "gay identity" is a twentieth-century creation already being challenged. This contemporary classic of gay literature is available for the first time in paperback, with a new opening chapter and other author revisions.