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Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market

Selling Out: The Gay and Lesbian Movement Goes to Market

Alexandra Chasin

A thought-provoking study of the mainstreaming of the gay and lesbian consumer examines the relationship between the recent marketing aimed at the gay community and the movement that struggles to achieve equal rights for gay men and ...
The Gender/sexuality Reader: Culture, History, Political Economy

The Gender/sexuality Reader: Culture, History, Political Economy

Roger N. Lancaster

1. 1. Capitalism. and. Gay. Identity. John. D'Emilio. For gay men and lesbians, the 1970s were years of significant achievement. Gay liberation and women's liberation changed the sexual landscape of the nation. Hundreds of thousands of gay ...
The Gay Canon: Great Books Every Gay Man Should Read

The Gay Canon: Great Books Every Gay Man Should Read

Robert Drake

Lists the one hundred books, plays, and poems, that have most affected the gay imagination, and offers a series of discussion questions
Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the ...

Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the ...

John D'Emilio

Presents the author's research on the historical development of San Francisco's gay community, the rise and fall of the first American gay liberation movement, the persecution of gays during the cold war, and more
Man to man: gay couples in America

Man to man: gay couples in America

Charles Silverstein

A frank examination of the origins, nature, and day-to-day experience of homosexual love investigates the antecedents of gay love, the influence of the gay male's father, the major problems in gay male relationships, and relationships ...
The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing

The Cambridge Companion to Gay and Lesbian Writing

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For an account of early eighteenth-century gay subculture in England, see Rictor Norton, Molly Clap's Molly House: Gay Subculture in England, 1700— 1830 ( London: Gay Men's Press, 1992). A collection of eighteenth—century docu— ments ...
Outlooks: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities and Visual Cultures

Outlooks: Lesbian and Gay Sexualities and Visual Cultures

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Richly illustrated, this book includes statements by contemporary lesbian and gay artists, photographers and performers as well as articles by art historians, cultural theorists and lesbians and gay activists.
Gay Men Choosing Parenthood

Gay Men Choosing Parenthood

Gerald P. Mallon

This book reveals how very natural and possible gay parenthood can be. What factors influence this decision? How do the experiences of gay dads compare to those of heterosexual men?
Eclectic Views on Gay Male Pornography: Pornucopia

Eclectic Views on Gay Male Pornography: Pornucopia

Todd Morrison

Writtenfromaradical feminist framework,both Robert Jensen's “Homecoming: The Relevance ofRadical Feminism for Gay Men” and ChristopherN. Kendall's “ Educating Gay Male Youth: Since When IsPornography aPathTowards SelfRespect?
Broken Fever: Reflections of Gay Boyhood

Broken Fever: Reflections of Gay Boyhood

James Morrison

In a rich, well-crafted essay anthology, the author probes the secrets of his own identity as a gay man living and growing up in America, discussing topics ranging from his discovery of his gay self-identity, attraction, and questions about ...
Gay Men and Substance Abuse: A Basic Guide for Addicts and ...

Gay Men and Substance Abuse: A Basic Guide for Addicts and ...

Michael Shelton

... care for them / Michael Shelton. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 9781592858897 Ebook ISBN 9781616491895 1. Gay men'substance use. 2. Gay men—Alcohol use. 3. Gay men—Drug use. 4. Alcoholics—Rehabilitation. 5.
Hostile climate: report on anti-gay activity

Hostile climate: report on anti-gay activity

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One gay rights advocate was surprised that a Police Department she felt was gay -friendly would subject an employee to the alleged behavior, but Beth Verity, of Arizona Central Pride, also said that Arizona law does permit employees like ...
Gay Shame

Gay Shame

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Asking if the political requirements of gay pride have repressed discussion of the more uncomfortable or undignified aspects of homosexuality, 'Gay Shame' seeks to lift this unofficial ban on the investigation of homosexuality and shame by ...
Noble Lives: Biographical Portraits of Three Remarkable Gay ...

Noble Lives: Biographical Portraits of Three Remarkable Gay ...

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... Shaping Power of Narrative in Gay and Lesbian Cultures edited by Sonya L. Jones From Drags to Riches: The Untold Story of Charles Pierce a memoir by John Wallraff Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century by Marc ...
Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader

Gay Latino Studies: A Critical Reader

Michael Hames-García

A collection of essays that explores the lives and cultural contributions of gay Latino men in the United States, and analyzes the political and theoretical stakes of gay Latino studies.
Forging Gay Identities: Organizing Sexuality in San ...

Forging Gay Identities: Organizing Sexuality in San ...

Elizabeth A. Armstrong

Forging Gay Identities explores how this happened, tracing the evolution of gay life and organizations in San Francisco from the 1950s to the mid-1990s.
The End of the Homosexual?

The End of the Homosexual?

Dennis Altman

11 JohnD'Emilio, 'Capitalism and Gay Identity', in John D'Emilio, Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and theUniversity, Routledge, New York& London, 1992,p. 7. 12 See, forexample, George Chauncey, Gay New York, Basic  ...
The Gay Preacher's Wife: How My Gay Husband Deconstructed My ...

The Gay Preacher's Wife: How My Gay Husband Deconstructed My ...

Lydia Meredith

The media reached out to Dennis Meredith, my ex-husband, to respond to the Eddie Long scandal. I understood why they contacted him. His church was the only African-American church in Atlanta to welcome openly gay members. And he ...
Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood

Gay Dads: Transitions to Adoptive Fatherhood

Abbie E. Goldberg

Drawing on empirical data from her in-depth interviews with 70 gay men, Goldberg analyzes how gay dads interact with competing ideals of fatherhood and masculinity, alternately pioneering and accommodating heteronormative “parenthood ...
Addictions in the Gay and Lesbian Community

Addictions in the Gay and Lesbian Community

Jack Drescher

Addictions in the Gay and Lesbian Community offers well-written scholarly studies, moving personal testimony, and proven, practical ideas for successful evaluation and treatment of gay men and lesbians with addictive disorders.
Hostile Climate: A State-by-state Report on Anti-gay Activity

Hostile Climate: A State-by-state Report on Anti-gay Activity

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One gay rights advocate was surprised that a Police Department she felt was gay -friendly would subject an employee to the alleged behavior, but Beth Verity, of Arizona Central Pride, also said that Arizona law does permit employees like ...
Time Done Been Won’t Be No More: Collected Prose

Time Done Been Won’t Be No More: Collected Prose

William Gay

“Out ofNowhere: After decadesof laboring in complete obscurity, Middle Tennessee author William Gay has finally found literary acclaim,” by Clay Risen, Nashville Scene, (January 16, 2003), p. 23 – 27. “A NaturalTalent:Author William Gay, ...
Gay TV and Straight America

Gay TV and Straight America

Ron Becker

See Rodger Streitmatter, Unspeakable:The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press in America (Boston: Faber and Faber, 1995), 308–337; Daniel Harris, The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture (NewYork: Hyperion, 1997), 64–85. 59. See Diane Cyr,“The ...
Tough Love: Sexuality, Compassion, and the Christian Right

Tough Love: Sexuality, Compassion, and the Christian Right

Cynthia Burack

One who does is Anita Worthen; the mother of a gay son, the wife of an ex-gay man, and the co-author of Someone I Love Is Gay, Anita and her husband, Frank Worthen, founded New Hope Ministries in San Rafael, California.27 Tanya Erzen , ...
Culture, Society and Sexuality: A Reader

Culture, Society and Sexuality: A Reader

Richard Guy Parker

Identity. John. D'Emilio. For gay men and lesbians, the 1970s were years of significant achievement. Gay liberation and women's liberation changed the sexual landscape of the nation. Hundreds of thousands of gay women and men came out ...
A True likeness: lesbian and gay writing today

A True likeness: lesbian and gay writing today

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WALT A BORAWSKI Walta Borawski is one of that large and talented group of Boston lesbians and gay writers that has included Paul Monette, Sal Farinella, Rudy Kikel, Pat Kuras, Charles Shively, et al. The literary centers of Boston's gay life ...
The GAYRE or GAY FAMILY GENEALOGY

The GAYRE or GAY FAMILY GENEALOGY

Lanette Hill Brightwell

Lanette Hill Brightwell. FOUND 1840 North Carolina Census; Edgecombe Co., 2nd District # 008. spelled Kincheon. FOUND 1860 CENSUS of North Carolina, TARBORO PO Edgecombe County are: Gay, William # 552 Gay, William # 426 Gay ...
The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

The Gay Revolution: The Story of the Struggle

Lillian Faderman

The Story of the Struggle Lillian Faderman ... The gay revolution : the story of the struggle / Lillian Faderman. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Gay rights—United States—History. 2. Gay liberation movement— United ...

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