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Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe Joshua A. Sanborn,Annette F. Timm Through a blend of history and historiography, Gender, Sex and the Shaping of Modern Europe provides a clear and concise introduction to gender history in the region. The detailed examples and engagi… OL13671147W
Gay ideas Gay ideas Richard D. Mohr Examines the moral dilemmas facing the gay community, presenting an ethical argument for outing, a critique of ACT UP, and a discussion of such issues as homophobia, repression, and democracy OL15140532W
Homophobias Homophobias Tom Boellstorff,Don Kulick,Steven Angelides,Martin F. Manalansan IV,David A. B. Murray,David A. B. Murray,Constance R. Sullivan-Blum,Lawrence Cohen,Suzanne LaFont,Brian Riedel,Constance R. Sullivan-Blum What is it about “the homosexual” that incites vitriolic rhetoric and violence around the world? How and why do some people hate queers? Does homophobia operate differently across social, political, … OL16692446W
Queering the Color Line Queering the Color Line Siobhan B. Somerville Queering the Color Line transforms previous understandings of how homosexuality was “invented” as a category of identity in the United States beginning in the late nineteenth century. Analyzing a ran… OL17371695W
LGBTQ-inclusive hospice and palliative care LGBTQ-inclusive hospice and palliative care Kimberly D. Acquaviva This is the only handbook for hospice and palliative care professionals looking to enhance their care delivery or their programs with LGBTQ-inclusive care. Anchored in the evidence, extensively refer… OL17754095W
The Lesbian and gay studies reader The Lesbian and gay studies reader David M. Halperin,Henry Abelove Bringing together forty-two groundbreaking essays--many of them already classics--The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader provides a much-needed introduction to the contemporary state of lesbian/gay studi… OL18239976W
Out in the field Out in the field Ellen Lewin,William L. Leap Out in Public addresses, and engages us in, the new and exciting directions in the emerging field of lesbian/gay anthropology. The authors offer a deep conversation about the meaning of sexuality, su… OL18292424W
Out in theory Out in theory Ellen Lewin,William L. Leap Lesbian and gay anthropologists write candidly in Out in the Field about their research and personal experiences in conducting fieldwork, about the ethical and intellectual dilemmas they face in writ… OL18517123W
The lesbian menace The lesbian menace Sherrie A. Inness Electroshock. Hysterectomy. Lobotomy. These are only three of the many "cures" to which lesbians have been subjected in this century. How does a society develop such a profound aversion to a particul… OL1885581W
The velvet rage The velvet rage Alan Downs The most important issue in a gay man’s life is not “coming out,” but coming to terms with the invalidating past. Despite the progress made in recent years, many gay men still wonder, “Are we better … OL1901732W
The Fire in moonlight The Fire in moonlight Mark Thompson,Richard Neely,Bo Young The most valuable possession a people have is their story...their history. Many years in the making, with over fifty contributors from around the world, The Fire in the Moonlight is the first antholo… OL19951774W
LGBTQ stats LGBTQ stats David Deschamps "LGBTQ Stats chronicles the ongoing LGBTQ revolution, providing the critical statistics, and draws upon and synthesizes newly collected data. Deschamps and Singer--whose previous books and films on L… OL20045436W
America through Transgender Eyes America through Transgender Eyes J. E. Sumerau,Lain A.B. Mathers America through Transgender Eyes provides an opportunity for readers to look at American society through the eyes of transgender people at a time when movements for and against transgender people per… OL20516252W
Becoming Human Becoming Human Zakiyyah Iman Jackson Rewriting the pernicious, enduring relationship between blackness and animality in the history of Western science and philosophy, Becoming Human: Matter and Meaning in an Antiblack World breaks open … OL20776260W
Bisexuality in Europe Bisexuality in Europe Emiel Maliepaard,Renate Baumgartner Bisexuality in Europe offers an accessible and diverse overview of research on bisexuality and bi+ people in Europe, providing a foundation for theorising and empirical work on plurisexual orientatio… OL21705077W
Cracks in the iron closet Cracks in the iron closet David Tuller David Tuller provides the first look into the emotional and sexual lives of Russian lesbians and gays and the pervasive influence of the state on gay life. Part travelogue, part social history, and p… OL2676074W
Takarazuka Takarazuka Jennifer Robertson The all-female Takarazuka Revue is world-famous today for its rococo musical productions, including gender-bending love stories, torridly romantic liaisons in foreign settings, and fanatically devote… OL2723793W
Completely queer Completely queer Steve Hogan This remarkably informative and entertaining guide explores in amazing depth more facets of today's gay and lesbian culture than any other one- volume reference work. With quotes, facts, reading list… OL3275501W
Another Kind of Love Another Kind of Love Christopher Craft In a study that will be of interest to all those concerned with the politics of gender, the history of sexuality, and the erotics of reading, Christopher Craft investigates questions fundamental to a… OL3933812W
For the Love of Women For the Love of Women Elisabeth Kirtsoglou,E. Kirtsoglou This extraordinary book opens up the strange world of the 'parea' - a lesbian secret society based in a small-town bar outside Athens, whose members meet clandestinely to drink, dance and flirt. Thou… OL8099649W
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