+ Sex, Courtship, and the Politics of Contemporary Gay Love By Andy Day
+ Focus Historical analysis of gay male courtship over the last 40 years -Platonic, sexual, and romantic relationships -Intricate system of contact and network - Gay space in Transition
+ Case Studies CONTACT: Samuel Delany’s Time Square Red, Times Square Blue ( ) NETWORK: Gay Men’s Health Crisis Center ( ) GEOSOCIAL INTERACTION: Grindr™ and Online Dating (1992-Present)
+ Grindr and the Mobile Closet Networking and the Interpersonal Redefining Coming Out The Mobile Closet
+ In Perspective… I argue that Grindr and other online networks geared toward gay men have not only dissembled physical borders in interaction, but also have allowed for a reproduction and naturalization of stronger racial and categorical boundaries in desire and communication.