1998年,日裔美国人吉野贤治得到了耶鲁大学的教职,那个时候他的同性恋身份在单位里已不是秘密,他的一个同事问他愿意成为一个碰巧是同性恋的法学学者(homosexual professional),还是成为一个专门研究同性恋的职业同性恋者(professional homosexual),如果选择前者,他将会有更多的机会得到终身教职。很多年以后,已经功成名就的吉野教授在论文和演讲中都讲到了这一故事,故事讲的次数多了,回溯式的建构本身成 In 1998, Japanese-American Yoshino Kenji got a teaching position at Yale University. At that time, his homosexual status was no longer a secret in the unit. One of his colleagues asked him if he would like to become a homosexual professional who happens to be a homosexual. Or to become a professional homosexual who specializes in homosexuality, he will have more opportunities to receive tenured faculty if he chooses the former. Many years later, Professor Yoshino, who has made a name for himself, talked about this story in his essays and speeches. There are many stories to tell, and the retroactive construction itself