Acknowledgments or credits list
Preface: A ‘first-waver’s’ lens in a ‘second-wave’ world
Introduction
1 Queer in practice and in theory
A brief her/istory of "queer"
The evolution of the queer moniker
The first wave’s reclamation of queer
Queer theory
Queer: people, relationships, and communities
Theoretical approach: Queer theory and grounded theory
2 Profiles of participanting queers
Participant profiles and queer awakenings
3 Is there queer community?
"I am queer": a shared identity
Queer as an identity
" Don’t yuck my yum": Policing queer
Queer aesthetics and body image
The personal is political and the political is personal
Code for conduct
Performing queer
Fighting the good queer fight
"Southern Fried, Queer Pride": queer in Atlanta
4 "We’re here, we’re queer, and we ain’t going nowhere": The evolution of queer community
Implications for queer theory and theoreticians
Conclusion
References
Glossary
Appendix: Methods
Index
Biography
Neal Carnes works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a Behavioral Scientist in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention.
