ABSTRACT
This chapter examines how masculinities of men from some different minorities have different forms of masculinity. It explores black men, gay men, working-class men, as well as gay and asexual men. Intersectionality is a concept that helps to understand that there are multiple social stratifications in society and that oppression or privilege is affected by various membership categories. One of the most fundamental ways that societies are divided, particularly in America, is by racial lines. “Race” is a divisive issue, and a complex concept. Gay men have traditionally occupied a precarious position in terms of masculinity-making. Asexuality is typically understood as people who exhibit less sexual attraction and low or even absent desire for sexual activity. The type of masculinity exhibited by individual or groups of men collectively – and there are many – originate from multiple causes.
