Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction: Can’t Be Bought or Sold? LOVE AND INTIMACY IN THE AFTERMATH OF CRISIS 1
5. Chapter 1: “Tolerated, Not Accepted”. THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT OF QUEER CRITIQUES 33
6. Chapter 2: “A Normal Fag with a Job”. THE COMPLICATED DESIRES OF URBAN GAYS 57
7. Chapter 3: “Tell Me You Love Me”. URBAN GAY MEN NEGOTIATE COMMODIFIED SEX 85
8. Chapter 4: “Smarter Than You Think”. SEX, DESIRE, AND LABOR AMONG HUSTLERS 111
9. Chapter 5: “Get Off the Bus”. SEX TOURISM, PATRONAGE, AND QUEER COMMODITIES 145
10. Conclusion: Love in Crisis. THE POLITICS OF INTIMACY AND SOLIDARITY 171
11. Notes 187
12. References 207
13. Index 227