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  • Male Bodies, Women's Souls

    Personal Narratives of Thailand's Transgendered Youth

    by LeeRar Costa ...
    Get a detailed look at the Thai sex/gender systemthrough analysis of the personal stories from transgendered youth in ThailandThe Thai term sao braphet song (a second type of woman) describes males who reject the gender of masculinity for femininity. Male Bodies, Women’s Souls: Personal Narratives of Thailand’s Transgendered Youth uses the narrative method, stories in the words of these second ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

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    by Mitchell Gold,Mindy Drucker Gold ...
    A mental health crisis faces American teens right now—and it is one we can solve. Hundreds of thousands of gay teens face traumatic depression, fear, rejection, persecution, and isolation—usually alone. Studies show they are 190 percent more likely to used drugs or alcohol and four times more likely to attempt suicide. Homophobia and discrimination are at the heart of their pain. Love, support, ... Read more

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  • Wild Heart: A Life

    Natalie Clifford Barney and the Decadence of Literary Paris

    by Suzanne Rodriguez ...
    Born in 1876, Natalie Barney-beautiful, charismatic, brilliant and wealthy-was expected to marry well and lead the conventional life of a privileged society woman. But Natalie had no interest in marriage and made no secret of the fact that she was attracted to women. Brought up by a talented and rebellious mother-the painter Alice Barney-Natalie cultivated an interest in poetry and the arts. When ... Read more

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  • The Mechanics of Homosexual Intercourse

    Stories

    by Lonely Christopher ...
    Dennis Cooper unveils a mesmerizing debut story collection for his Little House on the Bowery fiction series."[A] provocative and refreshing debut collection." — Publishers Weekly"Praise seems superfluous for a book as accomplished, cohesive, and devastating as Lonely Christopher's debut collection, so consider these words admiration instead, and admonishment: if you still think fiction counts for ... Read more

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  • Out Proud

    Stories of Pride, Courage, and Social Justice

    Edited by Douglas Gosse ...
    Produced in partnership with Egale Canada Human Rights Trust, Out Proud: Stories of Pride, Courage, and Social Justice is the second in a series of essay anthologies designed to give attention to issues that are sometimes ignored in the mainstream media—and a voice to those most closely affected by them. Expertly edited by sociologist Dr. Douglas Gosse, Out Proud features more than fifty short ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Debating Same-Sex Marriage

    by John Corvino, Maggie Gallagher ...
    Series series Point/Counterpoint
    Polls and election results show Americans sharply divided on same-sex marriage, and the controversy is unlikely to subside anytime soon. Debating Same-Sex Marriage provides an indispensable roadmap to the ongoing debate. Taking a "point/counterpoint" approach, John Corvino (a philosopher and prominent gay advocate) and Maggie Gallagher (a nationally syndicated columnist and co-founder of the ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • The Straight State

    Sexuality and Citizenship in Twentieth-Century America

    by Margot Canaday ...
    Series series Politics and Society in Modern America
    How the government enforced sex and gender conformity and relegated gays to second-class citizenshipThe Straight State is the most expansive study of the federal regulation of homosexuality yet written. Unearthing startling new evidence from the National Archives, Margot Canaday shows how the state systematically came to penalize homosexuality, giving rise to a regime of second-class citizenship ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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  • The Dictionary of Homophobia

    A Global History of Gay & Lesbian Experience

    Edited by Louis-Georges Tin ...
    "Tin's Dictionary of Homophobia is so sweeping in its scope that one can dip into it again and again and learn something, or confront an idea in which even the most well-read queer will find fresh intellectual nourishment and historical illumination."—Gay City NewsBased on the work of seventy researchers in fifteen countries, The Dictionary of Homophobiais a mammoth, encyclopedic book that ... Read more

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  • C.R.A.Z.Y.: A Queer Film Classic

    by Robert Schwartzwald ...
    Series series Queer Film Classics
    A Queer Film Classic on the 2005 film debut by French-Canadian director Jean-Marc Vallée (best known for Dallas Buyers Club and Wild), about a young gay man who struggles to find his sense of self amidst a "crazy" family of four brothers and a homophobic father who seeks to cure him. The film won a best picture Genie Award (Canada's version of the Oscars) in 2006.Robert Schwartzwald in a professor ... Read more

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  • Girls Will Be Boys

    Cross-Dressed Women, Lesbians, and American Cinema, 1908-1934

    by Laura Horak ...
    2016 Choice Outstanding Academic TitleFinalist for 2016 Richard Wall Memorial Award from the Theatre Library AssociationLong-listed for the 2017 Best Photography Book Award from the Kraszna-Krausz FoundationMarlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, and Katharine Hepburn all made lasting impressions with the cinematic cross-dressing they performed onscreen. What few modern viewers realize, however, is that ... Read more

    $24.49 USD

  • Wedlocked

    The Perils of Marriage Equality

    by Katherine Franke ...
    Series Book 38 - Sexual Cultures
    Compares today’s same-sex marriage movement to the experiences of black people in the mid-nineteenth century.The staggering string of victories by the gay rights movement’s campaign for marriage equality raises questions not only about how gay people have been able to successfully deploy marriage to elevate their social and legal reputation, but also what kind of freedom and equality the ability ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Global Justice and Desire

    Queering Economy

    Edited by Nikita Dhawan, Antke Engel, Volker Woltersdorff, Christoph Holzhey ...
    Series series Social Justice
    Employing feminist, queer, and postcolonial perspectives, Global Justice and Desire addresses economy as a key ingredient in the dynamic interplay between modes of subjectivity, signification and governance. Bringing together a range of international contributors, the book proposes that both analyzing justice through the lens of desire, and considering desire through the lens of justice, are vital ... Read more

    $82.99 USD