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Front Matter -- Copyright page / Keith Berry , Catherine M. Gillotti and Tony E. Adams -- Advance Praise for Living Sexuality: Stories of LGBTQ Relationships, Identities, and Desires / Keith Berry , Catherine M. Gillotti and Tony E. Adams -- Acknowledgments / Keith Berry , Catherine M. Gillotti and Tony E. Adams -- Introduction / Keith Berry , Catherine M. Gillotti and Tony E. Adams -- Ode to the Boys / Keith Berry -- The Closet / Tony E. Adams -- Mental Gymnastics / Catherine M. Gillotti -- Walls / Billy Huff -- Things I Don’t Have to Do / Keith Berry -- Queer Duck / Tony E. Adams -- True Companion / Catherine M. Gillotti -- Relational Gifts / Keith Berry -- The Girls / Tony E. Adams and Keith Berry -- Language Matters / Tony E. Adams -- Rumination / Catherine M. Gillotti -- The Sexual Relationship / Billy Huff -- Monogamy / Tony E. Adams -- The Joy / Catherine M. Gillotti -- Things I Must Still Do / Keith Berry -- Refrain / Catherine M. Gillotti -- Resilient You [Not available separately] / Keith Berry -- Estrangement ⇔ Pride ⇔ Forgiveness / Tony E. Adams -- Back Matter -- About the Authors / Keith Berry , Catherine M. Gillotti and Tony E. Adams.

There has never been a more crucial time for an intimate and thorough examination of the ways in which sexuality informs people’s lives. In Living Sexuality: Stories of LGBTQ Relationships, Identities, and Desires , the authors use autoethnography and personal narrative to provide first-hand accounts of the connections between sexuality, particularly LGBTQ identities, and the everyday experiences of relationships. Each story also invites readers to understand how sexuality informs communication as it occurs within diverse cultural contexts. In addition, the stories often focus on taboo issues overlooked or ignored in mainstream research about sexuality. Discussion questions appear at the end of each story that should stimulate engagement by students, instructors, and researchers.

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