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A review of recent Canadian literature on the political economy of sexuality, particularly the critical new literature on masculinity & heterosexuality. It is argued that masculinity & heterosexuality are not biological, nor are they politically neutral; rather, they are social accomplishments of a political nature located within a larger set of political, economic, & social relations. The gender & sexual obedience to both masculinity & heterosexuality is a human activity, a social product embodied by individual men in their everyday routine set of social relations. As a collective process, this obedience is supported by the social structure & expresses themes of competition with other men, the exploitation & subordination of women & other men, violence toward women & other men, & homophobia. Based on this conceptualization of hegemonic heterosexuality masculinity, it is suggested that, if issues of sexuality are relations of power in a M-dominated society, then the silence around heterosexism & heterosexual privilege must be broken in order to invoke a personal & social transformation, & to challenge the ideas & practices of power that continue to create expression. Modified AA

Anger, desire, and moral responsibility -- Paternity and commitment -- Sexuality and confession (with James Bohman) -- Pornography and pollution -- Rape and collective responsibility (with Robert Strikwerda) -- Sexual harassment and solidarity -- Socialization and separatism -- A progressive male standpoint