Acknowledgments or credits list Preface: A 'first-waver's' lens in a 'second-wave' world Introduction 1 Queer in practice and in theory A brief her/istory of "queer" The evolution of the queer moniker The first wave's reclamation of queer Queer theory Queer: people, relationships, and communities Theoretical approach: Queer theory and grounded theory 2 Profiles of participanting queers Participant profiles and queer awakenings 3 Is there queer community? "I am queer": a shared identity Queer as an identity " Don't yuck my yum": Policing queer Queer aesthetics and body image The personal is political and the political is personal Code for conduct Performing queer Fighting the good queer fight "Southern Fried, Queer Pride": queer in Atlanta 4 "We're here, we're queer, and we ain't going nowhere": The evolution of queer community Implications for queer theory and theoreticians Conclusion References Glossary Appendix: Methods Index ueer Queer aesthetics and body image The personal is political and the political is personal Code for conduct Performing queer Fighting the good queer fight "Southern Fried, Queer Pride": queer in Atlanta 4 "We're here, we're queer, and we ain't going nowhere": The evolution of queer community Implications for queer theory and theoreticians Conclusion References Glossary Appendix: Methods Index.