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Queer Voices from Japan

First Person Narratives from Japan's Sexual Minorities

by Oguiya Afu, Sunagawa Hideki, Sawbe Hitomi, Toyama Hitomi, Hirano Hiroaki, Sugita Hitoshi, Akira the Hustler, Mitsuhashi Junko, Kabiya Kazuhiko, Oikawa Kenji, Noriko Kohashi, Ochiya Kumiko, Masako Izumo Marou, Hisada Megumi, Saijo Michio, Hara Minako, Ranko, Otoki, Namiki Sansaku, Fujii Seiji, Kawakami Seiko, Morihara Taichi, Fujio Takafumi, Kondo Takashi, Otsuka Takashi, Yamamoto Tatsuo, Ujiya Tomiyoshi, Setoguchi Torao, Ueshima Tsugi, Miwa Yoko, Tsuzura Yoshiko, Yoshimura Yutaka ...

Series series New Studies in Modern Japan
Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker bring together historical and contemporary narratives that contribute to the study of sexual identities in Japan. These essays trace the evolution of queer voices in Japan with analyses of the ... Read more

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Queer Voices from Japan examines the wide range of queer voices in Japan, and the longevity that these minority communities have enjoyed in society. Mark McLelland, Katsuhiko Suganuma, and James Welker bring together historical and contemporary narratives that contribute to the study of sexual identities in Japan. These essays trace the evolution of queer voices in Japan with analyses of the
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Tinderbox

How the West Sparked the AIDS Epidemic and How the World Can Finally Overcome It

by Craig Timberg, Daniel Halperin ...

In this groundbreaking narrative, longtime Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned its rise. Drawing on remarkable new science, Tinderbox overturns the conventional wisdom on the origins of this deadly pandemic and the best ways to fight it ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking narrative, longtime Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg and award-winning AIDS researcher Daniel Halperin tell the surprising story of how Western colonial powers unwittingly sparked the AIDS epidemic and then fanned its rise. Drawing on remarkable new science, Tinderbox overturns the conventional wisdom on the origins of this deadly pandemic and the best ways to fight it
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Harvard's Secret Court

The Savage 1920 Purge of Campus Homosexuals

by William Wright ...

**"As mesmerizing as it is appalling." -- The Boston GlobeHarvard's Secret Court reveals the controversial true story of an appalling scandal at Harvard University, when a group of deans and scholars attempted to expel a group of students for their sexuality.**In 2002, a researcher for The Harvard Crimson came across a restricted archive labeled "Secret Court Files, 1920." The mystery he uncovered ... Read more

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**"As mesmerizing as it is appalling." -- The Boston GlobeHarvard's Secret Court reveals the controversial true story of an appalling scandal at Harvard University, when a group of deans and scholars attempted to expel a group of students for their sexuality.**In 2002, a researcher for The Harvard Crimson came across a restricted archive labeled "Secret Court Files, 1920." The mystery he uncovered
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Brilliant Imperfection

Grappling with Cure

by Eli Clare ...

In Brilliant Imperfection Eli Clare uses memoir, history, and critical analysis to explore cure—the deeply held belief that body-minds considered broken need to be fixed. Cure serves many purposes. It saves lives, manipulates lives, and prioritizes some lives over others. It provides comfort, makes profits, justifies violence, and promises resolution to body-mind loss. Clare grapples with this ... Read more

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In Brilliant Imperfection Eli Clare uses memoir, history, and critical analysis to explore cure—the deeply held belief that body-minds considered broken need to be fixed. Cure serves many purposes. It saves lives, manipulates lives, and prioritizes some lives over others. It provides comfort, makes profits, justifies violence, and promises resolution to body-mind loss. Clare grapples with this
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Studs

Gay Erotic Fiction

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Rough and surly, smooth and sultry, or quick and raw — however you like it, you’ll find it in Studs, 20 of the hottest and best-written man-to-man sex stories to appear in print this year. In “Underground Operator” two men on a nearly empty subway platform indulge in rough, anonymous sex that lets them momentarily forget the stifling summer heat. “Donuts to Demons” finds a self-described “rock-n ... Read more

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Rough and surly, smooth and sultry, or quick and raw — however you like it, you’ll find it in Studs, 20 of the hottest and best-written man-to-man sex stories to appear in print this year. In “Underground Operator” two men on a nearly empty subway platform indulge in rough, anonymous sex that lets them momentarily forget the stifling summer heat. “Donuts to Demons” finds a self-described “rock-n
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Silent Interviews

On Language, Race, Sex, Science Fiction, and Some Comics

by Samuel R. Delany ...

Collected interviews featuring the Nebula Award–winning author and his thoughts on topics like literary criticism, comic books, race, and sexuality.For nearly three decades, Samuel R. Delany's science fiction has transported millions of readers to the fringes of time, technology, and outer space. Now Delany surveys the realms of his own experience as a writer, critic, theorist, and gay Black man ... Read more

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Collected interviews featuring the Nebula Award–winning author and his thoughts on topics like literary criticism, comic books, race, and sexuality.For nearly three decades, Samuel R. Delany's science fiction has transported millions of readers to the fringes of time, technology, and outer space. Now Delany surveys the realms of his own experience as a writer, critic, theorist, and gay Black man
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Hold Tight Gently

Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS

by Martin Duberman ...

In December 1995, the FDA approved the release of protease inhibitors, the first effective treatment for AIDS. For countless people, the drug offered a reprieve from what had been a death sentence; for others, it was too late. In the United States alone, over 318,000 people had already died from AIDS-related complications-among them the singer Michael Callen and the poet Essex Hemphill ... Read more

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In December 1995, the FDA approved the release of protease inhibitors, the first effective treatment for AIDS. For countless people, the drug offered a reprieve from what had been a death sentence; for others, it was too late. In the United States alone, over 318,000 people had already died from AIDS-related complications-among them the singer Michael Callen and the poet Essex Hemphill
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R U Looking?

A Guide to Navigating Gay Dating

by Selrach Smith ...

Gentlemen, does any of this sound familiar?You meet a great guy, go out on a great dateand then never hear from him again.You go out to a hot bar or nightclub, but you cant make a meaningful connection.You do your best, but sometimes feel like youre invisible to other gay men.You are afraid that youve let a failed relationship eat away at your self-esteem.If so, youre not alone. These are all ... Read more

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Gentlemen, does any of this sound familiar?You meet a great guy, go out on a great dateand then never hear from him again.You go out to a hot bar or nightclub, but you cant make a meaningful connection.You do your best, but sometimes feel like youre invisible to other gay men.You are afraid that youve let a failed relationship eat away at your self-esteem.If so, youre not alone. These are all
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Pray the Gay Away

The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays

by Bernadette C. Barton ...

In the Bible Belt, it’s common to see bumper stickers that claim One Man + One Woman = Marriage, church billboards that command one to “Get right with Jesus,” letters to the editor comparing gay marriage to marrying one’s dog, and nightly news about homophobic attacks from the Family Foundation. While some areas of the Unites States have made tremendous progress in securing rights for gay people, ... Read more

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In the Bible Belt, it’s common to see bumper stickers that claim One Man + One Woman = Marriage, church billboards that command one to “Get right with Jesus,” letters to the editor comparing gay marriage to marrying one’s dog, and nightly news about homophobic attacks from the Family Foundation. While some areas of the Unites States have made tremendous progress in securing rights for gay people,
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Nature's Choice

What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation

by Cheryl L. Weill ...

The true role of biology in determining sexual orientation is an oft-debated issue in both the popular media and scientific communities, and evaluating the literature on the topic can be daunting. Nature’s Choice: What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation offers both a comprehensive review of the scientific literature and a fresh perspective on this complex and ... Read more

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The true role of biology in determining sexual orientation is an oft-debated issue in both the popular media and scientific communities, and evaluating the literature on the topic can be daunting. Nature’s Choice: What Science Reveals About the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation offers both a comprehensive review of the scientific literature and a fresh perspective on this complex and
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Ethereal Queer

Television, Historicity, Desire

by Amy Villarejo ...

In Ethereal Queer, Amy Villarejo offers a historically engaged, theoretically sophisticated, and often personal account of how TV representations of queer life have changed as the medium has evolved since the 1950s. Challenging the widespread view that LGBT characters did not make a sustained appearance on television until the 1980s, she draws on innovative readings of TV shows and network ... Read more

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In Ethereal Queer, Amy Villarejo offers a historically engaged, theoretically sophisticated, and often personal account of how TV representations of queer life have changed as the medium has evolved since the 1950s. Challenging the widespread view that LGBT characters did not make a sustained appearance on television until the 1980s, she draws on innovative readings of TV shows and network
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Performing Queer Latinidad

Dance, Sexuality, Politics

by Ramon H. Rivera-Servera ...

Series series Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer/Trans Theater/Dance/Performance
Performing Queer Latinidad highlights the critical role that performance played in the development of Latina/o queer public culture in the United States during the 1990s and early 2000s, a period when the size and influence of the Latina/o population was increasing alongside a growing scrutiny of the public spaces where latinidad could circulate. Performances---from concert dance and street ... Read more

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Performing Queer Latinidad highlights the critical role that performance played in the development of Latina/o queer public culture in the United States during the 1990s and early 2000s, a period when the size and influence of the Latina/o population was increasing alongside a growing scrutiny of the public spaces where latinidad could circulate. Performances---from concert dance and street
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