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Gay Sadomasochism as Hyper-Masculine Performance
| Theoretical Approaches to Gender | WGST 6602 |
| Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies | Spring 2013 |
Abstract
Gay men involved in sadomasochistic sexuality display a performance of hyper-masculine behavior. Through the appropriation of masculine artifacts due to fetishistic desire the material traits of masculinity are implemented and hyper-masculine roles are enacted. Sadomasochistic behaviors themselves emulate homosocial interactions in erotic spaces, producing a gay clone of hyper-masculine culture.
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