Beyond the Closet
The Transformation of Gay and Lesbian Life
Steven Seidman
Gay life has become increasingly open in the last decade. In Beyond the Closet , acclaimed author and social critic Steven Seidman presents a unique and invaluable chronicle of this lifestyle change and to look at the lives of contemporary gays and lesbians to see how their ‘out’ status has been altered. Powered by the raw, honest stories of today’s gay men and women and analysis of gays in recent films and in popular culture, Seidman shows how the closet is a twentieth-century historical oddity, one that could only exist in a period that combined a strong sense of gay identity with oppressive antigay discrimination. This compelling, well-written and intelligent account is an important step forward for the gay and lesbian community.
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| ISBN | 9780415932073 |
| Genre | LGBT Studies/Social Sciences |
| Copyright Date | 2002 |
| Publication Date | 24-Nov-03 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| No. of Pages | 260 |
| Language | English |
| Rating | NotRated |
| Subject | Gays; Gays – Identity; Gays – United States – Social Conditions; Gays/ Identity; Homosexuality |
| BookID | 1138 |
