Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-178) and index.
Introduction: Studying Gay Men's English -- 1. Can There Be Gay Discourse without Gay Language? -- 2. Gay English as Cooperative Discourse -- 3. Ensuring Cooperative Discourse: Exaggeration, Turn Taking, Pauses, and Terminals -- 4. The Risk Outside: Gay English, "Suspect Gays," and Heterosexuals -- 5. Claiming Gay Space: Bathroom Graffiti, Songs about Cities, and "Queer" Reference -- 6. Language, Risk, and Space in a Health Club Locker Room -- 7. Gay English in a "Desert of Nothing": Language and Gay Socialization -- 8. Gay English and the Language of AIDS -- Conclusion: Gay English, Authenticity, and Performative Effect.
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English language-- Social aspects-- United States.