Straight Women, Gay Men: Absolutely Fabulous FriendshipsWhat makes the friendship between straight women and gay men so special? And why can these friends of the opposite sex communicate so effortlessly? Combining true-life stories, psychological insight and lively commentary, Straight Women, Gay Men blasts stereotypes and celebrates these unique and wonderful friendships of grace, laughter, and above all, style! |
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Contents
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Superficiality Runs Deep | 45 |
2 Talking To Each Other | 52 |
7 Flirting With Each Other | 150 |
The Attraction Factor | 151 |
The Generosity Quotient | 159 |
Honey Drape | 163 |
A Very Rich Stew | 167 |
8 Testing the Limits of Love | 172 |
Seeing the Dark Side | 180 |
Projections Place | 189 |
Speaking Freely | 58 |
Ten Great Lies | 68 |
3 Coining Out as the Moment of Truth | 74 |
Begin at the Beginning | 75 |
Let Me Tell You Something | 81 |
No Let Me Tell You Something | 88 |
Bridges to the Past | 93 |
The Big Secret | 99 |
4 Playing the FieldTogether | 102 |
Picking Up Signals | 106 |
For What Its Worth | 110 |
Dishing the Dirt and Other Pastimes | 116 |
Meet Mr Right | 120 |
5 Romancing Each Other | 124 |
Getting Sentimental | 127 |
Emotional Bravery | 129 |
6 Keeping Secrets From One Another | 135 |
The Forbidden Topic | 136 |
Unveiling the Mystery | 145 |
9 Dealing with Peoples Reactions | 196 |
Family Dynamics | 198 |
The Jealous Boyfriend | 203 |
Here Comes Homophobia | 207 |
Fag Hags and Other Stereotypes | 215 |
The Charming Epithet | 217 |
The Power of Insult | 222 |
Telling It Like It Is | 230 |
11 Being There for Each Other | 234 |
Facing AIDS Together | 236 |
Dealing With Other Life Crises Together | 242 |
12 Understanding Each Other | 245 |
The Gift of Acceptance | 250 |
A Larger Vision | 252 |
Notes | 255 |
About the Authors | 256 |
About the Press | 257 |
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Page 38 - We know we are generalizing and there are scads of exceptions, but what we have heard about these friendships and know from our own experience is that the (now somewhat politically incorrect) identification of homosexuality with femininity may not necessarily be a gross error.