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  • Ritch C. Savin-Williams
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Becoming Who I Am
This chapter is in the book Becoming Who I Am
© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

© 2017 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Anthony 1
  5. Tell Our Stories 7
  6. Why Am I Gay? 17
  7. First Sexual Memory 31
  8. First Arousal 37
  9. Sex Play 45
  10. First Crush 59
  11. Who’s That Girl? 65
  12. Who’s That Boy? 71
  13. The Joy of Puberty 81
  14. OMG! A Wet Dream 111
  15. Masturbation 115
  16. First Girl Sex 125
  17. First Boy Sex 139
  18. I’m Gay—Prob ably, Certainly 159
  19. Something to Tell You 175
  20. Hey Mom, Dad, Bro, Sis 191
  21. Mostly Gay 215
  22. First Love 225
  23. He’s My Soul Man 251
  24. Being Young and Gay in America 263
  25. Postscript: Anthony’s Return 283
  26. Appendix: Methods 297
  27. Notes 303
  28. Acknowledgments 315
  29. Index 317
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674974586-006

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Preface vii
  4. Anthony 1
  5. Tell Our Stories 7
  6. Why Am I Gay? 17
  7. First Sexual Memory 31
  8. First Arousal 37
  9. Sex Play 45
  10. First Crush 59
  11. Who’s That Girl? 65
  12. Who’s That Boy? 71
  13. The Joy of Puberty 81
  14. OMG! A Wet Dream 111
  15. Masturbation 115
  16. First Girl Sex 125
  17. First Boy Sex 139
  18. I’m Gay—Prob ably, Certainly 159
  19. Something to Tell You 175
  20. Hey Mom, Dad, Bro, Sis 191
  21. Mostly Gay 215
  22. First Love 225
  23. He’s My Soul Man 251
  24. Being Young and Gay in America 263
  25. Postscript: Anthony’s Return 283
  26. Appendix: Methods 297
  27. Notes 303
  28. Acknowledgments 315
  29. Index 317
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