Preface: My Own Effeminacy, A Brief History
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Saying “Oh Yeah!” to Sissies: Fascinating Effeminacy Defined
1. The Sympathetic Sissy: Carson McCullers, Truman Capote, and Fascinating Effeminacy in Postwar US Literature
2. The Straight-Acting Gay Man versus the Truth-Telling Queen: Gore Vidal, James Baldwin, and Gay Men’s Debates about
Effeminacy
3. “I [Heart] Boys Who Sparkle”: Straight Female Fandom and Fascinating Effeminacy
4. Amplifying the Paradox: Effeminacy in the Age of HIV/AIDS
5. “The Sissy Triumphant”: Fascinating Effeminacy Goes Mainstream
Conclusion: “Our Makeup Is Terrible, but I Love You Anyway”: Why Fascinating Effeminacy Matters in the Twenty-first Century
Notes
Works Cited
Index