The Age Taboo: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(New page: '''''The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent''''' is a collection of writings relating to man-boy love, edited by Daniel Tsang. It was published by Alyson Publications in ...) |
No edit summary |
||
| (8 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:Age taboo.jpg|thumb|The Age Taboo]]'''The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent'''<ref name="book" /> is a collection of writings about intergenerational (and especially man-boy) relationships, edited by [[Daniel Tsang]]. It was published in 1981 by Alyson Publications (Boston) and [[Gay Men's Press (GMP)]] (London). | |||
It is an important text within the wider body of literature on man-boy love, and a full online copy can be found on library genesis in the references.<ref name="book">[https://library.lol/main/E9CBDB46170B45354650BEFF403D8341 Daniel Tsang (ed.), ''The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power, and Consent'' (Boston: Alyson Publications; London: Gay Men's Press, 1981)]. </ref> Its contributions are further evidence of [[LGBT-MAP_alliances_in_history|historical links between MAPs and the LGBT community]], and the book was positively reviewed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Patton Cindy Patton] in ''Gay Community News''.<ref>[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1626348.htm Cindy Patton, OUR SEXUALITY, OURSELVES: POWER AND EMPOWERMENT. Book Review from ''Gay Community News'', November 1981, Page 3, Vol. 09, No. 17.] [Boychat copy]. ([https://archive.org/details/gaycommunitynews0917gayc/page/n7/mode/2up Archive link to original paper]).</ref> | |||
==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
*"Introduction," Daniel Tsang. | *"Introduction," Daniel Tsang. | ||
*"Loving men," [[Sylvère Lotringer]] and | *"Loving men," [[Sylvère Lotringer]] and Mark Moffett. | ||
*:Cultural analyst Sylvère Lotringer interviews 15-year-old Mark Moffett about his relationships with men. | *:Cultural analyst Sylvère Lotringer interviews 15-year-old Mark Moffett about his relationships with men. | ||
*"Loving boys," [[Tom Reeves]]. | *"Loving boys," [[Tom Reeves]]. | ||
| Line 9: | Line 11: | ||
*:Tsang reports on the 1978 [[Boston-Boise affair|Boston conference]]. | *:Tsang reports on the 1978 [[Boston-Boise affair|Boston conference]]. | ||
*"Children and sex," ''Youth Liberation''. | *"Children and sex," ''Youth Liberation''. | ||
*"[http://www.gayleft1970s.org/issues/gay.left_issue.08.pdf Happy families? Pedophilia examined]," ''Gay Left Collective''. | *"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718212111/http://www.gayleft1970s.org/issues/gay.left_issue.08.pdf Happy families? Pedophilia examined]," ''Gay Left Collective''. | ||
*"[http://www.gayleft1970s.org/issues/gay.left_issue.08.pdf Childhood sexuality and pedophilia]," [[Jamie Gough]]. | *"[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718212111/http://www.gayleft1970s.org/issues/gay.left_issue.08.pdf Childhood sexuality and pedophilia]," [[Jamie Gough]]. [https://www.ipce.info/library/journal-article/childhood-sexuality-paedophilia Archived on Ipce]. | ||
*"Whose power? Whose consent?," [[Eric Presland]]. | *"Whose power? Whose consent?," [[Eric Presland]]. | ||
*"[http://www.ipce.info/ipceweb/Library/interv_kate_m.htm Sexual revolution and the liberation of children]," [[Mark Blasius]] and [[Kate Millett]]. | *"[http://www.ipce.info/ipceweb/Library/interv_kate_m.htm Sexual revolution and the liberation of children]," [[Mark Blasius]] and [[Kate Millett]]. | ||
| Line 26: | Line 28: | ||
*:Califia opines against the age-of-consent in an abridged version of her article for ''The Advocate''. | *:Califia opines against the age-of-consent in an abridged version of her article for ''The Advocate''. | ||
*"Man/boy love and the Left," [[Roger Moody]]. | *"Man/boy love and the Left," [[Roger Moody]]. | ||
*"Confronting ageism," | *"Confronting ageism," Michael Alhonte. | ||
*:An 18-year-old who began having relationships with men at 13 criticizes ageism in both the mainstream and the boylove community. | *:An 18-year-old who began having relationships with men at 13 criticizes ageism in both the mainstream and the boylove community. | ||
*"Struggling against racism," Daniel Tsang. | *"Struggling against racism," Daniel Tsang. | ||
*"Resources: an annotated guide to the literature," Daniel Tsang. | *"Resources: an annotated guide to the literature," Daniel Tsang. | ||
[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Sociological Theory]][[Category:Youth]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Official Encyclopedia]][[Category:Sociological Theory]][[Category:Youth]][[Category:Research]][[Category:Research: Broader Perspectives]][[Category:History & Events: 1980s]][[Category:Publications & Documents]][[Category:Pubs: Books]][[Category:Pubs: Political Movement]][[Category:Gay]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:04, 24 April 2024
The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent[1] is a collection of writings about intergenerational (and especially man-boy) relationships, edited by Daniel Tsang. It was published in 1981 by Alyson Publications (Boston) and Gay Men's Press (GMP) (London).
It is an important text within the wider body of literature on man-boy love, and a full online copy can be found on library genesis in the references.[1] Its contributions are further evidence of historical links between MAPs and the LGBT community, and the book was positively reviewed by Cindy Patton in Gay Community News.[2]
Contents
- "Introduction," Daniel Tsang.
- "Loving men," Sylvère Lotringer and Mark Moffett.
- Cultural analyst Sylvère Lotringer interviews 15-year-old Mark Moffett about his relationships with men.
- "Loving boys," Tom Reeves.
- "Men and boys: the Boston conference," Daniel Tsang.
- Tsang reports on the 1978 Boston conference.
- "Children and sex," Youth Liberation.
- "Happy families? Pedophilia examined," Gay Left Collective.
- "Childhood sexuality and pedophilia," Jamie Gough. Archived on Ipce.
- "Whose power? Whose consent?," Eric Presland.
- "Sexual revolution and the liberation of children," Mark Blasius and Kate Millett.
- Mark Blasius questions feminist Kate Millett on the sexual freedom of children.
- "I know what I am: gay teenagers and the law," Joint Council for Gay Teenagers.
- "The case for abolishing age of consent laws," North American Man/Boy Love Association.
- An editorial originally published in NAMBLA News.
- "Sexual politics, the New Right and the sexual fringe," Gayle Rubin.
- "Recipe for a witchhunt," John Mitzel.
- Mitzel reviews the history of America's pedophile witchhunt.
- "'Lesbians Rising' editors speak out," Editors of Lesbians Rising.
- "A militant young dyke’s feminist perspective on the age of consent question," anonymous.
- "Man/boy love and the lesbian/gay movement," Pat Califia.
- Califia opines against the age-of-consent in an abridged version of her article for The Advocate.
- "Man/boy love and the Left," Roger Moody.
- "Confronting ageism," Michael Alhonte.
- An 18-year-old who began having relationships with men at 13 criticizes ageism in both the mainstream and the boylove community.
- "Struggling against racism," Daniel Tsang.
- "Resources: an annotated guide to the literature," Daniel Tsang.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daniel Tsang (ed.), The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power, and Consent (Boston: Alyson Publications; London: Gay Men's Press, 1981).
- ↑ Cindy Patton, OUR SEXUALITY, OURSELVES: POWER AND EMPOWERMENT. Book Review from Gay Community News, November 1981, Page 3, Vol. 09, No. 17. [Boychat copy]. (Archive link to original paper).