Manolo Guzmán is an assistant professor of Sociology at Marymount Manhattan College where he teaches courses on the social organization of sexuality. Prior to life in the academy, he worked as a psychotherapist and advocate for Black and Latino queer youth at the Hetrick-MArtin Institute and the Harvey Milk High School in New York City.

• Introduction Chapter 1: The Boys in the Bridge Chapter 2: Queer Theory and Race Chapter 3: Homosexuality in Puerto Rican Society Chapter 4: A Story Told on the West Side of the Birth of a Nation Chapter 5: The Love of Sameness: Queer Love? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Manolo Guzmán is an assistant professor of Sociology at Marymount Manhattan College where he teaches courses on the social organization of sexuality. Prior to life in the academy, he worked as a psychotherapist and advocate for Black and Latino queer youth at the Hetrick-MArtin Institute and the Harvey Milk High School in New York City.

• Introduction Chapter 1: The Boys in the Bridge Chapter 2: Queer Theory and Race Chapter 3: Homosexuality in Puerto Rican Society Chapter 4: A Story Told on the West Side of the Birth of a Nation Chapter 5: The Love of Sameness: Queer Love? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

Manolo Guzmán is an assistant professor of Sociology at Marymount Manhattan College where he teaches courses on the social organization of sexuality. Prior to life in the academy, he worked as a psychotherapist and advocate for Black and Latino queer youth at the Hetrick-MArtin Institute and the Harvey Milk High School in New York City.

• Introduction Chapter 1: The Boys in the Bridge Chapter 2: Queer Theory and Race Chapter 3: Homosexuality in Puerto Rican Society Chapter 4: A Story Told on the West Side of the Birth of a Nation Chapter 5: The Love of Sameness: Queer Love? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index