Abstract
Whether out of a sense of politeness, linguistic shorthand, or ‘political correctness’, many of the men interviewed for this study used the word ‘community’ to describe all social institutions of the gay milieu, from those with a very clear commercial purpose, such as bars and sex venues, to those staffed by volunteers or with a strong sense of public service and awareness, such as HIV-AIDS telephone help-lines and other counselling or support services. As mentioned in the previous chapter, the gay community is understood in this book as a loose collection of organisations with a sense of public service and social awareness.1KeywordsYoung CohortCommunity LifeIrresponsible BehaviourCountry TownMiddle CohortThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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