2. Creation Out of Bounds

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. PREFACE ix
4. Introduction 1
5. PART ONE. Identity Theories and New Frameworks
6. 1. Nontraditional, Nonconforming, and Transgressive Gender Expression and Relationship Modalities in Black Communities 17
7. 2. Creation Out of Bounds 37
8. 3. On the Fear of Small Numbers 57
9. 4. Blackness, Sexuality, and Transnational Desire 82
10. PART TWO. Descriptions, Depictions, and Responses
11. 5. Pathologizing Black Sexuality 101
12. 6. Dangerous Profiling 119
13. 7. Revisiting Black Sexualities in Families Problems, Puzzles, and Prospects 138
14. 10. Black Sexual Citizenship 190
15. 11. Racialized Justice Spreads HIV/AIDS among Blacks 213
16. 12. Black and Latino Same-Sex Couple Households and the Racial Dynamics of Antigay Activism 243
17. PART FOUR. Negotiating Systemic and Personal Stresses
18. 13. Blacks and Racial Appraisals 273
19. 14. When Secrets Hurt 299
20. 15. Black Female Sex Workers 311
21. 16. Yes, Jesus Loves Me 327
22. PART FIVE. The Life Course
23. 17. Black Mother-Daughter Narratives about Sexuality 357
24. 18. Black Youth Sexuality 377
25. 19. “I’ll Be Forever Mackin’ ” 401
26. 20. Black Senior Women and Sexuality 423
27. Epilogue 443
28. NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 445
29. INDEX 447