| Introduction |
Ron Suresha
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| Part One: |
Bear Philosophy & Identity |
| Bears as Subcultural Subversives |
An Interview with Eric Rofes |
Big "B" Bears and
Little "B" Bears |
A Discussion with Wayne Hoffman, Chris Wittke, and Rex Wockner |
| You Can Lead a Bear to Culture But . . . |
A Discussion with David Bergman and Michael Bronski |
| Bear Essentials: Bear Spirit in Community |
A Discussion with Al Cotton, Alex Damman, and Jim Mitulski |
| Part Two: |
Bear History and Evolution |
The Birth of
Girth and Mirth |
An Interview with Reed Wilgoren |
| Bearness's Big Blank: Tracing the Genome of Ursomasculinity |
An Interview with Jack Fritscher |
| The Rainbow MC and the Old Lone Star |
A Discussion with Pete Vafiades |
| From Cult to Subculture to Couture: Evolving Bear Community |
A Discussion with Les Wright |
| Part Three: |
Bear Icons and "Celeb-bear-ties" |
What Makes a
Bear Porn Legend? |
An Interview with Jack Radcliffe |
Let the Laughing
Bear Lead |
An Interview with Rick Trombly |
Surviving as a
Fat Naked Fag |
An Interview with Rich Hatch |
| Portrait of the Cartoonist as a Middle-Aged Bear |
An Interview with Tim Barela |
Hoping for
Something Bigger |
An Interview with Bruce Vilanch |
| Part Four: |
Bear Sex and Styles |
| Weight and Fat as Masculine Drag |
A Discussion with Dr. Lawrence Mass |
| Bear Beauty and the Affirmation of Bear Contests |
A Discussion with Craig Byrnes, Gene Landry, and Michael Patterson |
| Bearotica and the Selling of Bearsex |
A Discussion with Richard Labonté and Tim Martin |
Circuit Bears and
the Bear Circus |
A Discussion with Lou Datillo, Frank Perricone, Adam Steg, and Danny Williams |
| Part Five: |
Bear Ages and Stages |
Bear Maturity,
Bear Masculinity |
A Discussion with Arnie Kantrowitz and Mark Thompson |
| Tourists in Bearland: Nonbearish Bear-Lovers |
A Discussion with Manny Lim and Kirk Read |
Ethnic Bears and
Bears Of Color |
A Discussion with David Gerard, Ali Lopez, and George Varas |
| From Boomer Bears to Gen-X Bears to Bear Youth |
A Discussion with Terry Jamro, Brian Kearns, and Heath McKay |
| Part Six: |
Bears and Beyond |
| Lesbears and Transbears: Dykes and FTMs as Bears |
A Discussion with Sharon Jill Bear Bergman, Drew Campbell, Michael "Mike" Hernandez, and Matt Rice |
| Technobears and Cybearspace |
A Discussion with Steve Dyer, Jeff Glover, Mike Ramsey, and Alex Schell |
| A Space beyond Beardom: Postbears and Ex-Bears |
A Discussion with Van Buckley, Steven Evans, and Tim Morrison |
| International Bear Brotherhood |
A Discussion with Eduardo Chavez, Seumas Hyslop, Xavier Navarro, Marcelo Perales, Glen Purdon, Mali Sahin, Woody Shimko, and Justin Spooner |
Chronology
List of Excerpts
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
References
Resources
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