Gay identity and its discontents
Why are the drag queens laughing?
The passion of the crawford
Suffering in quotation marks
The sexual politics of genre
Judy Garland vs. identity art
Part 1: B+ Could try harder. Diary of a scandal ; History of an error
Part 2: American falsettos. Gay identity and its discontents ; Homosexuality's closet ; What's gayer than gay? ; The queen is not dead
Part 3: Why are the drag queens laughing?. Culture and genre ; The passion of the Crawford ; Suffering in quotation marks ; The beauty and the camp
Part 4: Mommie queerest. Gay family romance ; Men act, women appear ; The sexual politics of genre ; Tragedy into melodrama
Part. 5: Bitch baskets. Gay femininity ; Gender and genre ; The meaning of style ; Irony and misogyny
Part 6: What is gay culture?. Judy Garland versus identity art ; Culture versus subculture ; Queer forever.