Odd Couples : friendships at the intersection of gender and sexual orientation Vignette: Frank and Rebecca Youve got to have friends Vignette: Ming and Ben Snapshots of the intersectional friendship Vignette: Brenda and Dan We are family Vignette: Mark and Cristina Gender cops and robbers Vignette: Justine and Antonio Whats sex got to do with it Vignette: Leyla and Ethan The person is political The future of intersectional friendships Muraco studies friendships between straight women and gay men and straight men and lesbians to consider how their relationships both challenge and reinforce conventional notions of sexuality and gender. Based on in depth interviews the book considers how people experience gender and sex roles differently within these intersectional relationships