Category: LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

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Now That You Know by Betty Fairchild; Nancy Hayward

Betty Fairchild; Nancy Hayward | Now That You Know | Now updated with new material on AIDS and support groups, this “completely non-judgmental, very informative, and extremely effective book” (Library Jo

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Activism And Lgbt Psychology by Judith M. Glassgold; Jack Drescher

Judith M. Glassgold; Jack Drescher | Activism And Lgbt Psychology | Go beyond traditional approaches to therapy, research, and teaching

Psychotherapy works toward change, but has traditionally focused solely

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Sunday’s Women by Sasha G. Lewis

Sasha G. Lewis | Sunday’s Women | Here are the real-life joys and problems of growing up gay, coming out, working through confrontations with friends and family, living with a lover’s

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The Politics Of Passion by Gloria Wekker

Gloria Wekker | The Politics Of Passion | Gloria Wekker analyzes the phenomenon of mati work, an old practice among Afro-Surinamese working-class women in which marriage is rejected in favor o

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Queerly Phrased by Anna Livia; Kira Hall

Anna Livia; Kira Hall | Queerly Phrased | This pioneering collection of previously unpublished articles on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender language combines queer theory and feminist t

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Butch Is a Noun by S. Bear Bergman

S. Bear Bergman | Butch Is a Noun | Written by award-winning playwright and inveterate storyteller S. Bear Bergman, Butch Is a Noun picks up where gender theory leaves off. It makes butc

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Daring To Find Our Names by James V. Carmichael

James V. Carmichael | Daring To Find Our Names | Outlines theoretical and methodological problems in documenting lesbigay history generally (and specifically, the history of lesbigay professionals, p

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Gay Marriage by Sylvain Larocque

Sylvain Larocque | Gay Marriage | Few issues have dominated the Canadian political landscape like the legalization of same-sex marriage.

As a political correspondent for the C

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The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America by Javier Corrales; Mario Pecheny

Javier Corrales; Mario Pecheny | The Politics of Sexuality in Latin America | The city of Buenos Aires has guaranteed all couples, regardless of gender, the right to register civil unions. Mexico City has approved the Cohabitati

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Out In The Antipodes by Damien W. Riggs; Gordon A. Walker

Damien W. Riggs; Gordon A. Walker | Out In The Antipodes | Out in the Antipodes is the long awaited addition to the literature on lesbian and gay psychology. The first book in this field to specifically addres