The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power, and Consent

Description

The Age Taboo: Gay Male Sexuality, Power and Consent, is a collection of writings about intergenerational (and especially man-boy) relationships, edited by Gay activist and scholar Daniel Tsang. It was published by Alyson Publications / Gay Men's Press in 1981. Many contributions are of great historical significance. These include Tsang's reflections on the conference which led to the founding of NAMBLA, the North American Man/Boy Love Association; a chapter by one of NAMBLA's co-founders and most influential spokespeople, Tom Reeves, and an original chapter by Roger Moody: a British socialist and civil libertarian author, social worker, political theorist and activist for various left-wing causes, and the first British person to self-identify as a "paedophile" in print (in Peace News, October 1975). Other significant contributions include Gayle Rubin and Pat Califia, both influential activists and writers in relation to Queer Theory, and the Feminist activist Kate Millett. Lesbians and other gay activists also contributed.