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Barrack Buddies and Soldier Lovers: Dialogues With Gay Young Men in the U.S. Military

Autor Steven Zeeland
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 apr 1993
Among all the literature published on gays in the military, Steven Zeeland’s first book remains one of a kind. Barrack Buddies and Soldier Lovers is a raw, unsanitized personal record of conversations the author had with young soldiers and airmen stationed in Frankfurt, Germany. Zeeland’s intimate involvement with these men enabled him to document in honest, visceral terms the day-to-day reality of gay military men’s lives and how they work, play, and, in many instances, how the military actually helped them come out.

Ironically, despite the military’s antigay policies, these men found that military service placed them in environments where they had to come to terms with their erotic feelings for other men, and sent them overseas to places where they found greater freedom to explore their sexuality than they could have back home. While a few of Zeeland’s buddies were targeted for discharge, most portray an atmosphere of sexually tense tolerance and reveal a surprising degree of openness with straight co-workers and roommates.

The 16 fascinating interviews in Barrack Buddies and Soldier Lovers challenge popular assumptions and stereotypes about gay men in the military and provide significant information on:
  • gay military sexual networks
  • male sexual fluidity in barracks life
  • strategies for survival as a gay or bisexual male in the U.S. military
  • German-American relations
  • attitudes toward the gay ban

    The casual, conversational structure of Barrack Buddies and Soldier Lovers makes it a richly entertaining read. No other book provides such a warm and intimate portrait of the lives of young gay soldiers and airmen.

    Visit Steven Zeeland at his home page: http://www.stevenzeeland.com
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781560230328
ISBN-10: 1560230320
Pagini: 306
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Cuprins

ContentsForeword
  • Introduction 
  • Jeff: Sex is Sex
  • Randall: George Bush is Gay
  • John: Here’s How a Faggot Slaps
  • Ryan: Damn Gay, Damn Republican
  • Chaz: Maybe You Were a Wrestler in High School
  • Scott: Making Up Love
  • Doc: Happy but Confused
  •  Lieutenant Matt: Speaking in Tongues
  • Lieutenant Doug: How German Is It?
  •  Rolando: Blessed
  • Ron: German-American Friendship
  • Chuck: Opening the Door
  • Lonnie: I’ve Done Good Deceiving Them
  • Jason: Where the Men Are
  • Russ: The Army Made Me a Queen
  •  Kyle: Getting Away With It

Descriere

In an era of increased public awareness that gay men and lesbians serve in the U.S. military, knowledge remains scant of what their sex and social lives are really like. Barrack Buddies and Soldier Lovers challenges assumptions and stereotypes of gay (and straight) men in the military from conversations with several very different men serving in the military. These revealing interviews with 16 GIs, all in their twenties, share the stories of gay life and sex in the armed forces. None of these men have made any headlines, but each has, in his own way, developed a unique personal strategy for life as a gay or bisexual male inside the U.S. military today. This book is a look around at current events in gay military circles from the eyes of these gay or bisexual military men, all of whom were stationed in Frankfurt, Germany, during the 1990s.

Visit Steven Zeeland at his home page: http://www.stevenzeeland.com