The Good Homosexual and the Dangerous Queer: Resisting the ‘New Homophobia’

Interchanges: Gender, sexuality and heterosexuality

“…Thus being gay becomes 'normal' without overly unsettling heteronormative ideals. It has been suggested that the boundaries of the normative are being redrawn, separating the 'good homosexual' or 'normal gay' from the 'dangerous queer' or the bad citizen (Smith, 1997;Seidman, 2002Seidman, , 2005. The advancement of gay citizenship rights has, moreover, been paralleled by the increasing acceptance of the idea that homosexuality and heterosexuality are innate proclivities, thus positioning gays and lesbians as permanent minorities (Rahman and Jackson, 1997;Seidman, 2002;Richardson, 2005).…”

Touching encounters : the sex and work of male-for-male internet escorts

“…Bodies can be problematized and regulated if they are designated as unruly by organizations with different ideas about what our bodies should be doing. Men who engage in non-monogamous sex or unsafe sex can be stigmatized as "dangerous queers" (see Smith, 1997). For this reason, very few escorts disclose their status as an escort to public health officials or even their general practitioners.…”

Lesbian and gay parents' sexual citizenship: costs of civic acceptance in the United Kingdom

“…Others were more forthright in their rejection of civil partnerships, fearing these to be 'just like bad marriages' producing a certain 'squeamishness' in being witness to them. Once again the good homosexual is placed in opposition to the bad one and sides must be chosen, or allocated (Smith 1997). Importantly, the doubleedgedness is sharpened by the classed angle noted by Kevin, where his own ambivalence features again in being caught in the middle between material practicalities and emotional sensibilities.…”