Liberation politics, body politics
A “thoughtful and provocative account of masculine aesthetics in gay male culture” focusses on a seminal Toronto-based community newspaper. In doing so, its author “has created a valuable resource on the evolution of masculinity and libido in queer sexuality.” —Daniel Gawthrop reviews Liberation and Libido: Masculinity, Sexuality, and the Aesthetics of Gay Liberation in Canada, 1971–1987, by Nicholas A. Hrynyk (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2026) $32.95 / 9781487507077