The culture of desire: paradox and perversity in gay lives today (1st Vintage Books ed.)

Is there such a thing as an American gay culture--a set of styles, values, and behaviors that arises not from ethnicity or religion but from sexual orientation?

How is that culture transmitted? And how is it likely to survive the depradations of homophobia and AIDS?

These questions are explored by Browning, a reporter for NPR.From the Trade Paperback edition.