4. Big gay men’s struggle for class distinction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction. An ethnographer among girth & mirthers 1
5. 1. Coming together 9
6. 2. Injuries big gay men suffer 27
7. 3. Performing the fat body 59
8. 4. Big gay men’s struggle for class distinction 91
9. 5. Shame reconfigured 111
10. Conclusion. Beyond simply managing stigma 137
11. Methodological appendix 143
12. Theoretical appendix. Analytical framework of stigma, camp, carnival, and play 145
13. Notes 153
14. References 165
15. Index 173
16. About the author 177