TY - BOOK AU - Weems,Mickey ED - Project Muse. TI - The Fierce Tribe: Masculine Identity and Performance in the Circuit SN - 9780874216929 AV - GV1749.5 .W44 2008 U1 - 306.76/60973 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Logan, Utah PB - Utah State University Press KW - Gay men KW - United States KW - Identity KW - Gay culture KW - Gay and lesbian dance parties KW - Social aspects KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Includes discography: p. 264-265; Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and index; Introduction: fascists and whores -- pt. I. Fierce: -- Banishing the God of mediocrity -- The few, the proud, the cracked -- Thousands of dancing gay men -- Fierceness -- The girlfriends -- Harm reduction -- pt. II. Tribe: A history of festive homosexuality: 1700-1969 CE -- A history of the Circuit(s): 1969 CE-present -- A tale of two cities: NOLA and MIA -- pt. III. Pulse: Popular dance -- Axe -- From marching soldier to dancing Queen -- PART IV ecstasy -- The DJ -- Stepping out UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/9421/ ER -