Les hommes hétéros le sont-ils vraiment ?

While women are expected to be “real women”, men are expected to respect social norms of virility in order to be validated by other males. So, is hetero seduction a man's business? To explore this paradox, Léane Alestra draws on philosophy, history, literature, sociology and theology, questioning the compulsion to heterosexuality and the gender training to which individuals are subjected. From Maupassant to Jesus, via Dracula, Beigbeder and Victor Hugo, this fascinating and rousing book unravels the social strings guiding our desires, whether we're male or not, without limiting itself to the field of sexuality. Drawing on fifty years of French and Anglo-Saxon research, it analyzes men's relationships with men, and attempts to elucidate what lies behind male homophobia. What if exploring this taboo were an essential starting point for rethinking our society?