Jeffery McCune's ethnographic study of gay black men in a Chicago nightclub details a space in which their same sex-desires could be comfortably expressed,and interactional work to present a conventionally masculine,heterosexual identity was no longer required.What sociological concept is demonstrated by the efforts to maintain a heterosexual persona?

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The sociological concept demonstrated by the efforts to maintain a heterosexual persona is passing, which refers to the act of hiding one's true identity or characteristics in order to conform to dominant social norms and avoid negative consequences. In this case, gay black men in the Chicago nightclub were expected to present a conventionally masculine, heterosexual identity in order to fit in and avoid discrimination, but in the nightclub space, they could express their same-sex desires without needing to pass as heterosexual.

Jeffery McCune's Ethnographic Study of Gay Black Men in a Chicago