Fat Gay Men: Girth, Mirth, and the Politics of Stigma

by Jason Whitesel

Book Overview

To be fat in a thin-obsessed gay culture
can be difficult. Despite affectionate in-group monikers for big gay men-chubs,
bears, cubs-the anti-fat stigma that persists in American culture at large
still haunts these individuals who often exist at the margins of gay
communities. In Fat Gay Men, Jason
Whitesel delves into the world of Girth & Mirth, a nationally known social
club dedicated to big gay men, illuminating the ways in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814724124
• ISBN13: 9780814724125
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"