Understanding Narrative Identity Through Lesbian and Gay Youth

This book contests the idea that lesbian and gay categories are disappearing, and that sexuality is becoming fluid, by showing how young people use them in a world in which heterosexuality is privileged. Exploring identity making, the book shows how old modernist stories of sexual being entwine with narratives of normality.

Autorentext
Edmund Coleman-Fountain is Research Fellow at the University of York, UK. His research interests include youth identities and difference, notably how processes of marginalization pattern the conditions in which young people make their identities. His current research focuses on disability, identity and the life-course.

Inhalt
Introduction 1. Making Sense of Identity 2. Body Narratives 3. Explaining Homosexuality 4. Getting Over It 5. 'How to Be Gay' Conclusion