American Studies, Homosexuality, Relationships, Gay & Lesbian Studies

In Love Stories, Jonathan Ned Katz presents stories of men's intimacies with men during the nineteenth century--including those of Abraham Lincoln--drawing flesh-and-blood portraits of intimate friendships and the ways in which men struggled to name, define, and defend their sexual feelings for one another. In a world before "gay" and "straight" referred to sexuality, men like Walt Whitman and John Addington Symonds created new ways to name and conceive of their erotic relationships with other men. Katz, diving into history through diaries, letters, newspapers, and poems, offers us a clearer picture than ever before of how men navigated the uncharted territory of male-male desire.

Bestselling author Joe Kort turns his attention to the question of gay relationships. A certified therapist, Kort has employed the ideas put forth by Imago founder Harville Hendrix to transform the lives and relationships of the countless gay couples he has worked with over 20 years of private practise. Kort's book explores the numerous influences in the search for finding meaningful relationships, including 'dark' sexual desires, the struggle for gay manhood, not belonging and parental models. A timely, sensitive and useful resource for the gay community.