Park Cruising - McCann, Marcus

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Résumé :
An intimate look at one of culture???s most enduring taboos: public sex. Park Cruising takes a long look at the men who cruise for sex in urban parks. Human rights lawyer Marcus McCann uses park cruising as a point of departure for discussions of consent, empathy, public health, municipal planning, and our relationship to strangers. Prompted by his work opposing a police sting in a suburban park, McCann???s ruminations go beyond targeted enforcement and police indifference to violence to examine cruising as a type of world-building. The result is a series of insightful and poetic walks through history, law, literature, and popular representations of cruising in search of the social value of sex. What McCann ultimately reveals is a world of connection, care, and unexpected lessons about the value of pleasure.

Biographie:

MARCUS McCANN (he/him) is a lawyer who has been involved in a number of high-profile legal projects in the areas of sexuality and LGBTQ rights. His cases have touched on sex work, HIV non-disclosure, and young people's right to an inclusive sexual education. He is a former managing editor of Xtra in Toronto and Ottawa and the author of three previous books. Born in Hamilton, Marcus now lives in Toronto.