As intimate lives become more public, and discussions of gender and sexuality more complex, there is a need to rethink how we engage with our own perceptions and identifications with respect to intimacy. This book explores whether our intimate desires are limited by social norms and expectations, and if so what we might be able to do about it.

Introduction A Brief History of Trans Theorising Intimacy: A Foucauldian Approach Gender: Governance and Resistance Sexuality: Categorizations and Complexities The Negotiation of Intimacy Towards an Ethics of Intimacy Appendix i: Interviewee Profiles Notes Bibliography

TAM SANGER is a teaching fellow in Gender Studies and Sociology at Queen's University Belfast, UK. She researches and publishes on transgender identity and intimate relationships.