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[[Image:Age taboo.jpg|thumb|The Age Taboo]]'''The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent'''<ref name="book" /> is a collection of writings about intergenerational (and especially man-boy) relationships, edited by [[Daniel Tsang]]. It was published in 1981 by Alyson Publications (Boston) and [[Gay Men's Press (GMP)]] (London).
[[Image:Age taboo.jpg|thumb|The Age Taboo]]'''The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent'''<ref name="book" /> is a collection of writings about intergenerational (and especially man-boy) relationships, edited by [[Daniel Tsang]]. It was published in 1981 by Alyson Publications (Boston) and [[Gay Men's Press (GMP)]] (London).


It is an important text within the wider body of literature on man-boy love, and a full online copy can be found on library genesis in the references.<ref name="book">[https://library.lol/main/E9CBDB46170B45354650BEFF403D8341 Daniel Tsang (ed.), ''The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power, and Consent'' (Boston: Alyson Publications; London: Gay Men's Press, 1981)]. </ref> Its contributions are further evidence of [[LGBT-MAP_alliances_in_history|historical links between MAPs and the LGBT community]], and the book was positively reviewed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Patton Cindy Patton] in ''Gay Community News''.<ref>[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1626348.htm Cindy Patton, OUR SEXUALITY, OURSELVES: POWER AND EMPOWERMENT. Book Review from ''Gay Community News'', November 1981, Page 3, Vol. 09, No. 17.] [Boychat copy]. ([https://archive.org/details/gaycommunitynews0917gayc/page/n7/mode/2up Archive link to original paper]). [[Essay:Our_Sexuality,_Ourselves_(Review_of_The_Age_Taboo_in_Gay_Community_News)|Proofread backup version]] with spellings corrected, created by Newgon editors [Internal link].</ref>
It is an important text within the wider body of literature on man-boy love, and a full online copy can be found on library genesis in the references.<ref name="book">[https://library.lol/main/E9CBDB46170B45354650BEFF403D8341 Daniel Tsang (ed.), ''The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power, and Consent'' (Boston: Alyson Publications; London: Gay Men's Press, 1981)]. </ref> Its contributions are further evidence of [[LGBT-MAP_alliances_in_history|historical links between MAPs and the LGBT community]], and the book was positively reviewed by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cindy_Patton Cindy Patton] in ''Gay Community News''.<ref>[https://www.boychat.org/messages/1626348.htm Cindy Patton, OUR SEXUALITY, OURSELVES: POWER AND EMPOWERMENT. Book Review from ''Gay Community News'', November 1981, Page 3, Vol. 09, No. 17.] [Boychat copy]. ([https://archive.org/details/gaycommunitynews0917gayc/page/n7/mode/2up Archive link to original paper]). [[Essay:Our_Sexuality,_Ourselves_(Review_of_The_Age_Taboo_in_Gay_Community_News)|Proofread backup version]] with spellings corrected, created by Newgon editors [Internal link]. Note that Cindy Patton also reviewed the book length study of the queer, age-gap romance film [[Montreal_Main|Montreal Main]].</ref>  


==Contents==
==Contents==

Latest revision as of 15:06, 25 June 2024

The Age Taboo

The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent[1] is a collection of writings about intergenerational (and especially man-boy) relationships, edited by Daniel Tsang. It was published in 1981 by Alyson Publications (Boston) and Gay Men's Press (GMP) (London).

It is an important text within the wider body of literature on man-boy love, and a full online copy can be found on library genesis in the references.[1] Its contributions are further evidence of historical links between MAPs and the LGBT community, and the book was positively reviewed by Cindy Patton in Gay Community News.[2]

Contents

  • "I know what I am: gay teenagers and the law," Joint Council for Gay Teenagers.
  • "The case for abolishing age of consent laws," North American Man/Boy Love Association.
    An editorial originally published in NAMBLA News.
  • "Sexual politics, the New Right and the sexual fringe," Gayle Rubin.
  • "Recipe for a witchhunt," John Mitzel.
    Mitzel reviews the history of America's pedophile witchhunt.
  • "'Lesbians Rising' editors speak out," Editors of Lesbians Rising.
  • "A militant young dyke’s feminist perspective on the age of consent question," anonymous.
  • "Man/boy love and the lesbian/gay movement," Pat Califia.
    Califia opines against the age-of-consent in an abridged version of her article for The Advocate.
  • "Man/boy love and the Left," Roger Moody.
  • "Confronting ageism," Michael Alhonte.
    An 18-year-old who began having relationships with men at 13 criticizes ageism in both the mainstream and the boylove community.
  • "Struggling against racism," Daniel Tsang.
  • "Resources: an annotated guide to the literature," Daniel Tsang.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Daniel Tsang (ed.), The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power, and Consent (Boston: Alyson Publications; London: Gay Men's Press, 1981).
  2. ↑ Cindy Patton, OUR SEXUALITY, OURSELVES: POWER AND EMPOWERMENT. Book Review from Gay Community News, November 1981, Page 3, Vol. 09, No. 17. [Boychat copy]. (Archive link to original paper). Proofread backup version with spellings corrected, created by Newgon editors [Internal link]. Note that Cindy Patton also reviewed the book length study of the queer, age-gap romance film Montreal Main.
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