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Abstract

In this article, the author interrogates the construction of gay male sexuality in legal and popular discourse. Focusing on two events-the decision of the House of Lords in Brown which upheld convictions of sadomasochists for assault, and publicity surrounding a serial killer of gay men in Britain-he argues that gay men are discursively constructed around the concepts of addiction, seduction, and contagion. Through the manipulation of these concepts, a linkage is created between sexual acts, sexual identities, the destruction of the gay male body, and a threat to the health and safety of the body politic as a whole.

Publication Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Osgoode Digital Commons © 2015
Subjects:	K Law > KD England and Wales
Departments:	The City Law School
SWORD Depositor:	Symplectic Administrator

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