The Culture of Desire: Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today native americans to a light-skinned African American

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The Culture of Desire: Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today native americans to a light-skinned African AmericanAuthor Contributor(s): Browning, Frank Publisher: Vintage Date: 3 29 1994 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW Is there such a thing as an American gay culture a set of styles, values, and behaviors that arises not from ethnicity or religion but from sexual orientation? How is that culture transmitted? And how is it likely to survive the depradations of homophobia and AIDS? These questions are explored by Browning, a reporter for NPR.