The End of Gay: (and the death of heterosexuality) (Paperback)

by Bert Archer (Author) "GAY ENDED FOR ME on a late afternoon in March of 1991 in a men's residence in a small Catholic college in Toronto ..." (more)

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Doubleday Canada (May 16 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0385257740
ISBN-13: 978-0385257749
Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 14 x 2.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 391 g

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"The End of Gay is a wonderful début, infuriatingly smart and funny." --Toronto Life

"Archer's voice is charming... His insights can be stunning." --The Globe and Mail

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Gay is a phase. Not something people go through in adolescence, but, like feminism, a cultural, historical movement, on the way to something bigger.

Through the prism of his own sexual past and present, with a wide array of references to pop culture, literature and history, Archer traces the rise and imminent fall of gay. Along the way, he cites historical examples of greater sexual liberation, embracing the lessons of these precedents as models for our own less inhibited times. Celebrating art that expresses love and passion unfettered by gender, Archer claims Shakespeare and Prince, Goethe and Madonna, as icons for a new, more open age of sex. Stimulating, engaging and entertaining, The End of Gay is a bold work that looks forward to the vast possibilities of love without labels.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Eclectic, yes. Structured, no., Oct 7 2009

By	Stephanie Cook "flylittlewing" (Toronto) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is one of the most poorly-organized pieces of non-fiction I have ever read. The author purports to argue for "the end of gay", but in no means is his discussion coherent, clearly articulated, or organized. He flip-flops from historical Germany or USA to modern American television, from quoting authors to discussing science. He merely divides the book into parts, without chapters or meaningful sub-headings. If you're looking for a clear argument about why sexual orientation classfication as we know it is slowly being erased, you'll have to put together the pages--which are almost like mini-essays, but again, with not much coherency--like a jigsaw puzzle in order to make sense out of the disjointedness of this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars don't like labels?, Jul 25 2009

By	J. Sauve (Hope, BC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

OK, so I don't agree with everything the guy says but he's got some real thought provoking arguments, so get ready to open your mind if it wasn't before you started this one. I'd highly recommend this one for anyone who is not at ease with identifying with groups of the same sexual orientation....Archer tells us to forget about labels of any kind....read through it, then discuss with friends, it's one that will spark interesting conversations, no doubt about it..

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