This essay argues that a focus on gender alone is inadequate for the development of the economics of sexuality because of important differences between “gender” and “sexuality” as analytical categories. Examples of gender-based models of the family reveal the limitations of applying...

The postmodern theoretical questioning of such categorizations as “gay” or “lesbian” raises difficult theoretical, methodological, and political issues for economists. Economists have much to gain from engaging in crossdisciplinary intellectual discussions about the nature of the...

History, law, sociology, psychology, and anthropology contribute to a sparse but growing economics literature relevant to the study of economic issues for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people.