The new gay loneliness?: Desire and urban gay male cultures

Manganas, N

The new gay loneliness?: Desire and urban gay male cultures

Manganas, N

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Citation:: Narratives of Loneliness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the 21st Century, 2017, pp. 211 - 220
Issue Date:: 2017-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Manganas, N https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6121-2531	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-06-01T19:06:37Z
dc.date.issued	2017-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Narratives of Loneliness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the 21st Century, 2017, pp. 211 - 220	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781138183827	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133506
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 selection and editorial matter, Olivia Sagan and Eric D. Miller; individual chapters, the contributors. In “You Only Like the Beginnings,” 1 I discuss the now-cancelled HBO dramedy Looking (2014) in order to explore the desire for “newness” in urban gay male cultures. I argued that in the imagined universe created in Looking, the modern negotiation of queer relationships not only looks unromantic but it is also untidy in the sense that the messy categories of romance, marriage and sex overlap and do not always fit well together. In this chapter, my aim is to examine the representation of queer relationships in film, television and literature, and start a discussion about whether a queer desire for “newness” clashes with the opposing desire to “settle down” (marriage). Part opinion piece, part scholarly article, my chapter will explore whether the search for the “new” in sex, relationships etc. inadvertently leads to a fundamental and profound loneliness for many urban gay men who desire a long-term relationship, but may find it difficult to begin and sustain one.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Narratives of Loneliness: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from the 21st Century	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.4324/9781315645582	en_US
dc.title	The new gay loneliness?: Desire and urban gay male cultures	en_US
dc.type	Chapter
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
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Abstract:

© 2018 selection and editorial matter, Olivia Sagan and Eric D. Miller; individual chapters, the contributors. In “You Only Like the Beginnings,” 1 I discuss the now-cancelled HBO dramedy Looking (2014) in order to explore the desire for “newness” in urban gay male cultures. I argued that in the imagined universe created in Looking, the modern negotiation of queer relationships not only looks unromantic but it is also untidy in the sense that the messy categories of romance, marriage and sex overlap and do not always fit well together. In this chapter, my aim is to examine the representation of queer relationships in film, television and literature, and start a discussion about whether a queer desire for “newness” clashes with the opposing desire to “settle down” (marriage). Part opinion piece, part scholarly article, my chapter will explore whether the search for the “new” in sex, relationships etc. inadvertently leads to a fundamental and profound loneliness for many urban gay men who desire a long-term relationship, but may find it difficult to begin and sustain one.

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