Gayboys black white. Within any sexual field, some individual come to be seen as more desirable than other individuals depending on the traits that they possess that are valued by the specific sexual field in which they operate. Based on 50 in-depth interviews with self- identified Black gay men, the author highlights three emergent models of identity negotiations: interlocking identities, up—down identities, and public—private identities.
Intereses | Profesión | Hobby |
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Leer | Doctor | Fotografía |
Viajar | Doctor | Fotografía |
Viajar | Diseñadora | Jardinería |
More than simply a preference for white men, there was also active exclusion of men of color by white men and by other men of color.
Nombre | Edad | Ciudad |
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Yasmin | 18 | Granada |
Olivia | 32 | Badalona |
Lola | 18 | Lleida |
So while personal preferences were slow to change, attitudes towards those preferences were becoming more critical. For those whose desires ran counter to the dominant narrative of racial desirability, opportunities for sexual contact were much more limited.
The fact that race is a marker of desirability across gay social spaces is not a trivial matter.