The Joy of Gay Sex

The Joy of Gay Sex is a sex manual for men who have sex with men by Charles Silverstein and Edmund White. The book was first published in 1977. The original print run was for 75,000 copies.[1] The book has been translated into French, German, Italian, Swedish, and Japanese.[2]

The Joy of Gay Sex
AuthorsCharles Silverstein
Edmund White
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGay sexual practices
PublisherCrown
Publication date
1977
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0-671-24079-0
Followed byThe New Joy of Gay Sex 

About

The 207-page book served as a how-to guide "with chapters on blowjobs, cruising and dirty talk, a gay Kama Sutra with suggested sex positions like 'the crab' and a cultural guide with non-sexual chapters on the realities of coming out, gay politics, racism and more."[3] It is celebrated for its sex-positive tone.[4] In his memoir, Silverstein wrote that they wanted the book to "have a wider focus than just sex, that it should also advise the reader about life in the gay community and the majority of passages in the finished book were of a nonsexual nature."[2]

The book was partially dedicated to the writer and activist Chris Cox. Silverstein was White's therapist when the publisher offered him the job as co-writer. White says, "The need to pay my rent exceeded my need for therapy."[2]

Sequels

The book was followed by The New Joy of Gay Sex, published by Perennial in August 1993, co-authored by Felice Picano, and The Joy of Gay Sex, fully revised and expanded third edition, published by William Morrow in January 2006, co-authored by Picano.[5]

See also

References
  1. David Bergman; Professor David Bergman (2004). The Violet Hour: The Violet Quill and the Making of Gay Culture. Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-13050-9.
  2. Silverstein, Charles (2011). For the Ferryman. Chelsea Stations Editions. p. 159. ISBN 0983285128.
  3. Networks, Hornet (2021-07-26). "'The Joy of Gay Sex' Is 44 Years Old. Let's Celebrate Its Provocative Illustrations". Hornet. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. Hoffman, Wayne (2017-10-17). "Why The Joy of Gay Sex Still Has Much to Teach Readers, 40 Years Later". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  5. "The Joy of Gay Sex". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2021-08-12.


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