@article{ref1,
title="Farm boys and wild men: rurality, masculinity, and homosexuality",
journal="Rural sociology",
year="2000",
author="Bell, David",
volume="65",
number="4",
pages="547-561",
abstract="In this paper I explore cultural constructions of &quot;rural gay masculinity,&quot; focusing first on the stereotype of the &quot;rustic sodomite&quot; seen in a number of Hollywood movies; second, on the construction of an idyllic Eden in the gay imaginary; and third, on gendered and sexualized performances among members of the men's movement and the &quot;radical fairies.&quot; In doing so, I suggest how the rural/urban divide is meshed, in complex and distinct ways, with homosexual/heterosexual and masculine/feminine dichotomies in cultural texts and practices. Set against these representations, of course, are the lives of homosexual men born and raised in the country: I discuss accounts of the lives of &quot;farm boys&quot; as a way of contextualizing and complexifying the dominant modes of representation outlined. In all of these portrayals, &quot;rural gay masculinity&quot; is figured in distinct ways, especially in relation to urban effeminacy. I end by calling for further exploration of these issues in an effort to more fully theorize the cultural meanings and experiences of &quot;rural gay masculinity.&quot;<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0036-0112",
doi="10.1111/j.1549-0831.2000.tb00043.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1549-0831.2000.tb00043.x"
}