Detailing the relationships between sexed bodies, sexual subjectivities and forms of intimacy, Cities and Sexualities explores the role of the city in shaping our sexual lives. At the same time, it describes how the actions of urban governors, city planners, the police and judiciary combine to produce cities in which some sexual proclivities and tastes are normalized and others excluded. In so doing, it maps out the diverse sexual landscapes of the city - from spaces of courtship, coupling and cohabitation through to sites of adult entertainment, prostitution, and pornography. Considering both the normative geographies of heterosexuality and monogamy, as well as urban geographies of radical/queer sex, this book provides a unique perspective on the relationship between sex and the city.

Phil Hubbard is Professor of Urban Studies in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent, UK.

1. Introducing Cities and Sexualities 2. The Moral Geographies of Sex 3. Domesticating Sex 4. Public Sex 5. On the Town: Pleasure and Leisure in the Nocturnal City 6. Consuming Sex: Pornography and Adult Entertainment 7. World Cities of Sex 8. Conclusion