On the Meaning of Friendship Between Gay Men takes readers beyond a traditional exploration of gay sexuality and romantic relationships, into the realm of recognizing the importance of friendship to gay men.
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| Contributors |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| PART I: TOWARD A DEFINITION OF GAY MALE FRIENDSHIP |
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1. Why "Friendship" WorksAnd Doesn't |
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| PART II: ON FRIENDSHIP AND MENTORSHIP |
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4. The Grounds on Which We Met: Friendship and the Possible |
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| PART III: ON FRIENDSHIP AND THE GROUP |
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5. Larry, Me, and "The Family" |
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6. Circuitries of Friendship: Camaraderie and Collectivity on the Gay Dance Floor |
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| PART IV: ON FRIENDSHIP AND SEXUALITY |
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8. More Was Better: Sex with Friends |
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| PART V: ON FRIENDSHIP AND SPIRITUALITY |
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| PART VI: ON FRIENDSHIP AND BEING ALONE |
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12. A String Theory of Friendship |
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14. The Absence: Living Everyday Life Without Gay Male Friends |
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| PART VII: ON FRIENDSHIP AND SURVIVAL |
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15. Friends: When Are They Necessary? |
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16. Notes from the Apocalypse: A Week with Katrina |
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| PART VIII: ON FRIENDSHIP AND PARTNERSHIP |
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Dan Martin and Michael Biello |
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Andrew R. Gottlieb, is a clinical supervisor at the Corona Elmhurst Guidance Center in Jackson Heights, New York and maintains a private psychotherapy practice in downtown Brooklyn. He is also on the editorial board of the Journal of GLBT Family Studies. His previous works include Out of the Twilight: Fathers of Gay Men Speak (2000), Sons Talk About Their Gay Fathers: Life Curves (2003), Side by Side: On Having a Gay or Lesbian Sibling (2005), and (with Jerry J. Bigner) Interventions with Families of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People: From the Inside Out (2006), all Haworth Press books. Visit his Web site at: www.andrewrgottlieb.com.
