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cjgl-2567	Ball, Carlos A.	Privacy, Property, and Public Sex	2008	60	.pdf	application/pdf	29243	1233	58	Styles of embodiment are learned and cultivated, and the affects of shame and disgust that surround them can be tested, in some cases revalued. 4 0 Queer theorists like Warner seek simultaneously to problematize the domestication of sexuality and to celebrate the phenomenon of public sex.41 Although defending the rights of individuals to engage in public sex is controversial and is likely to make many people uncomfortable, it is important to note that advocates of public sex do not use that term to mean sex that takes place anywhere, at any time, and in front of anybody; instead, they mean sex that takes place in sites other than the home (as well as, presumably, outside of analogous places such as hotel rooms).42 Examples of public sex sites include specific public bathrooms in parks and rest stop areas along highways, as well as commercial establishments (such as sex clubs and adult movie theaters) that make available designated areas within their facilities where individuals may engage in sexual conduct 3.4 As I explain in the next section, those who engage in public sex frequently rely on practices and norms, as well as on the physical configurations of the chosen locations, to privatize public sites where sex takes place. [Vol. 18:1 Importantly, the descriptive conclusion that sexual actors rely on distinct mechanisms to privatize public sex sites is not inconsistent with the normative aspects of the queer project as it relates to public sex.	cache/cjgl-2567.pdf	txt/cjgl-2567.txt