"The intensifying conflict between sex-radical queers and morally righteous gay citizens has lead to the ruination of contemporary sexual politics. Eric Clarke shows the way through the impasse with his viciously sharp analyses, which display the virtues of theoretical precision and historically informed scholarship. His book will transform how we think about sexuality and citizenship, about visibility, democracy, and the public sphere."--Douglas Crimp, editor of "AIDS: Cultural Analysis/Cultural Activism"

Eric O. Clarke is Associate Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh.

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Homoeroticism and the Public Sphere 1
1 Visibility at the Limits of Inclusion 29
2 Autonomy and Conformity 68
3 The Citizen's Sexual Shadow 101
4 Inseminating the Orient, Disseminating Identity 126
5 Shelley's Heart 148
Epilogue: Beyond Tolderance 169
Notes 173
Bibliography 215
Index 229