Oifer, Eric2009-05-192009-05-192001-04-01Social Thought and Research, Volume 24, Number 1&2 (2001), pp. 187-235 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.5182https://hdl.handle.net/1808/5182This article will focus on these troublesome aspects in gay male social theory, analyzing them as links between gay masculinity and the dominant ideology of male heterosexual masculinity. This focus is particular important because, though gay male social theory is constituted by various, and often conflicting movements, perspectives and politics, certain dominant masculine codes tend to affect much of the discourse.enCopyright (c) Social Thought and Research. For rights questions please contact Editor, Department of Sociology, Social Thought and Research, Fraser Hall, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045.Article10.17161/STR.1808.5182openAccess