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Tony Silva. Still Straight
Still Straight. Sexual Flexibility among White Men in Rural America
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Attractions, Behaviors, Identities, and Social Context
A Brief History of Sexual Identity
Contemporary Heterosexuality
Straight Culture(s)
Queerness outside Urban America
A Brief Overview of Masculinity
Where and How This Research Was Conducted
Rural and Small-Town Contexts
Straight MSM and the Down-Low
Whiteness
Age and Aging
Overview of the Book
1. Why They Have Sex with Men
“I Like Dicks, I Don’t Like Men”: Sex with Men as a Kink
Growing Older: Not Ready to Give Up Sex
Changing Sexual Attractions
Sex with Men: Easier or Better
Compatible Desires
Compatible Goals
Compatible Feelings
2. Friendship, Intimacy, and Love between Men
Sex-Only Relationships
Friends with Benefits
Deeply Intimate Friendships
Love towards Men
3. Straight Culture
Heterosexuality in Rural and Small-Town America
Learning Masculinity and Heterosexuality in Rural and Small-Town Straight Culture
Childhood Families of Origin
School and Sports
Partnerships with Women
Religion
Masculinity and Rural and Small-Town Straight Culture
Straightness and Masculinity
4. Why They Did Not Identify as Gay or Bisexual
Gay and Bisexual Men and Gay “Lifestyles”
Homophobia
Stigma toward Bisexuality
5. Helping a Buddy Out
Sex with Men: Straight, Masculine, and Helping Marital Bliss
“Helping a Buddy Out” and Acting on “Urges”
Sex with Men: Neither Gay nor Feminine
Not Cheating: Extramarital Sex with Men
6. Guys like Me
Masculinity
Heterosexuality and Secretive Bisexuality
Whiteness
Why Whiteness?
Their Own Racial Perceptions
Conclusion
These Men Are Psychologically Okay
Theoretical and Practical Implications
A Few Final Notes
Acknowledgments
Methodological Appendix
Notes. Introduction
Chapter 1. Why They Have Sex with Men
Chapter 2. Friendship, Intimacy, and Love between Men
Chapter 3. Straight Culture
Chapter 4. Why They Did Not Identify as Gay or Bisexual
Chapter 5. Helping a Buddy Out
Chapter 6. Guys like Me
Conclusion
Methodological Appendix
References
Index
About the Author
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Tony Silva
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Men are much more likely to sexually assault women than vice versa,132 as well as to commit sexual harassment.133 Men are also usually not punished for sexual harassment, legally or otherwise.134 Indeed, Senate Republicans enthusiastically supported fellow Republican judge Clarence Thomas in 1991 and, more recently, Brett Kavanaugh in 2018 for lifetime appointments to the US Supreme Court, which routinely makes decisions about how much control women should be able to have over their own bodies. They did so even though multiple women credibly accused both of sexual harassment or attempted rape. One poll found that 55 percent of registered Republicans felt that Kavanaugh should not be disqualified even if allegations against him were true, whereas 71 percent of Democrats felt that he should be disqualified.135 Similarly, despite President Trump boasting in 2005 that he sexually assaulted women (“grab ’em by the pussy”), not to mention the multiple women who publicly accused him of sexual harassment, groping, or rape,136 most Republican voters chose him to shape laws and policies that will affect women for decades. Harassment and violence against a woman by a man is often normalized, especially when the man is wealthy, powerful, or well connected.
In sum, straight cultures reinforce gender inequality between women and men in a variety of ways. Even though there is a huge literature on gender inequality, few researchers have analyzed how this issue is a key part of straight culture. This lack of data reflects how many people take heterosexuality for granted and do not consider how gender inequality or social practices of straight people are related to a straight culture. While I do not explore gender inequality at length in this book, it is important to keep in mind that it is a fundamental aspect of most straight cultures.
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