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In Drifting Toward Love, journalist Kai Wright introduces us to Manny, Julius, Carlos, and their friends, young gay men of color desperately searching for life's basic necessities. With these vivid, intimate portraits, Wright reveals both their heroism and their mistakes, placing their stories into a larger social context.

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In a mix of the serious and the irreverent, this view of the many rites and phases of lesbian life, from coming out to commitment ceremonies, brings together essays by lesbian and bisexual women of different ages, races, and classes.

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Presents a psychological analysis of the process of "coming out" for gay men in America since 1950. Koponen uses six American novels as guides to illustrate this process, including "Falconer" by John Cheever; "Giovanni's Room" by James Baldwin; and "The Beautiful Room is Empty" by Edmund White.

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During the 20th century through today, gay and lesbian artists, writers, political activists, and sports figures contributed their talents to all areas of popular culture.

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Polari has been the secret language of gay men and women through the 20th century. This work presents a lexicon of Polari as well as a more general dictionary of lesbian and gay slang.

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A groundbreaking volume surveying the contributions that gay and lesbian Americans have made to the democratic process.

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As well as providing accurate information about intimate aspects of gay men's lives such as coping with HIV and practicing safer sex, Gay Catholics Down Under seeks to raise awareness about spiritual issues for gay men.

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An in-depth examination of the relationship between gay rights, public opinion, and legislation since the late 1800s.

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Responds to the explosion of gay and lesbian creativity on modern-day France. This book seeks to open up 'homotextualities,' understood as constructions and deconstructions of both homosexuality and its environments. It provides an assessment of this approach when dealing with a tradition notoriously discreet about the concept of a gay writer.

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Responds to the explosion of gay and lesbian creativity on modern-day France. This book seeks to open up 'homotextualities,' understood as constructions and deconstructions of both homosexuality and its environments. It provides an assessment of this approach when dealing with a tradition notoriously discreet about the concept of a gay writer.

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In the LESBIAN AND GAY STUDIES series this work draws on literary and cultural theory to demonstrate the ways in which lesbian identities are ascribed and resisted. It looks at the identity models of the hero, the flaneur and the lesbian outlaw as well as lesbian 'space' both materially and imaginatively.

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A critical look at the rise of heteroactivism, and how todays anti-LGBT activism is becoming more transnational and sophisticated.

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A critical look at the rise of heteroactivism, and how todays anti-LGBT activism is becoming more transnational and sophisticated.

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Ten years after he first brought us the book Homophobia, which laid bare the harsh realities and harmful effects of this sexual bigotry, psychiatrist Martin Kantor delves again into prejudice and discriminationeven flat-out acts of absolute hatredagainst gays in the United States.

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This comprehensive resource explores the role of science and scientific discovery in the nature versus pathology debate surrounding homosexuality.

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This reference work provides important information about the role academic research has played in the ever-evolving laws covering homosexuality.

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In recent year, pro-gay and anti-gay rights activists have engaged in a struggle to sway public opinion in their favor through the use of ideologically charged rhetoric in an effort to win support from an undecided public.

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In recent year, pro-gay and anti-gay rights activists have engaged in a struggle to sway public opinion in their favor through the use of ideologically charged rhetoric in an effort to win support from an undecided public.

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This reference contains over a 100 alphabetically arranged entries for Latin American writers who have treated gay or lesbian themes in their works. Each entry explores the significance of gay and lesbian themes in the specific context of the author's writings.

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The ultimate guide to all-things RuPaul's Drag Race and its influence on modern LGBTQ culture.

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This popular guide for lesbian partners has been extensively updated to reflect the current cultural and political landscape, including the debate over same-sex marriage.