Outbursts! [Texte imprimé] : A Queer Erotic Thesaurus / A.D., Peterkin
Language: anglais.Country: Canada.Publication: Canada, 103-1014 Homer Street Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6B 2W9 : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2003Description: 149 p.ISBN: 9781551521510.Abstract: Erotic slang words from Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia, and other English-speaking nations number well into the tens of thousands. But the history of terms used to describe the sexual activities of gays and lesbians have opposing sources: one, the discreet networks of gay men and lesbians who sought to come up with a new terminology for the pleasures of their secret lives; and the other, those who found gay sexuality repellent, and created phrases that denigrated and insulted its proponents. The result? A coded language, for better or worse, that celebrates sexuality in all its queerness..Subject: thésaurus | culture homo | langage codé | argot homosexuel | anglais | érotique| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Livre | Le Brrrazero Salle de lecture | Q45 PET (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Consultable sur place | 100000000393 |
Erotic slang words from Great Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia, and other English-speaking nations number well into the tens of thousands. But the history of terms used to describe the sexual activities of gays and lesbians have opposing sources: one, the discreet networks of gay men and lesbians who sought to come up with a new terminology for the pleasures of their secret lives; and the other, those who found gay sexuality repellent, and created phrases that denigrated and insulted its proponents. The result? A coded language, for better or worse, that celebrates sexuality in all its queerness.
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