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1 + Sex, Courtship, and the Politics of Contemporary Gay Love By Andy Day

2 + 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

3 + Case Studies  CONTACT: Samuel Delany’s Time Square Red, Times Square Blue (1970-1982)  NETWORK: Gay Men’s Health Crisis Center (1982-1992)  GEOSOCIAL INTERACTION: Grindr™ and Online Dating (1992-Present)

4 + Grindr and the Mobile Closet Networking and the Interpersonal Redefining Coming Out The Mobile Closet

5 + 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.


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