Theorizing the prohibition against homosexuality

Part I. Before homosexuality. Homosexual relations in kinship-structured societies ; Inequality and the state : homosexual innovations in archaic civilizations ; Early civilizations : variations on homosexual themes ; Sexual asceticism in the ancient world ; Feudalism

Part II. The construction of modern homosexuality. Repression and the emergence of subcultures ; The rise of market economies ; The medicalization of homosexuality ; Bureaucracy and homosexuality ; Gay liberation

Epilogue: Under the sign of sociology.