Category: LGBT Studies/Social Sciences

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Gay & Lesbian Rights by Richard Peddicord

Richard Peddicord | Gay & Lesbian Rights | ‘Richard Peddicord convincingly challenges those within the Catholic community in the United States who deny the civil rights of lesbians & gays on th

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Same Sex, Different Cultures by Gilbert Herdt

Gilbert Herdt | Same Sex, Different Cultures | Amazon.com Review

In this wide-ranging and readable book, Gilbert Herdt suggests that field anthropologists have gathered so little information ab

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Lesbian Epiphanies by Karol L. Jensen

Karol L. Jensen | Lesbian Epiphanies | Exploring identity development and gender orientation, Lesbian Epiphanies: Women Coming Out in Later Life contains firsthand information about the exp

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Out of the Closets by Karla Jay; Allen Young

Karla Jay; Allen Young | Out of the Closets | Filled with Joyous self-affirmation, angry manifestos, and searching personal reflections, this classic work provides a close look at the individuals

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The New Gay Teenager by Ritch C. Savin-Williams

Ritch C. Savin-Williams | The New Gay Teenager | Gay, straight, bisexual: how much does sexual orientation matter to a teenager’s mental health or sense of identity? In this down-to-earth book, fille

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Citizen, Invert, Queer by Deborah Cohler

Deborah Cohler | Citizen, Invert, Queer | In late nineteenth-century England, “mannish” women were considered socially deviant but not homosexual. A half-century later, such masculinity equale

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Rural Gays and Lesbians by James Smith; Ronald J. Mancoske

James Smith; Ronald J. Mancoske | Rural Gays and Lesbians | How is being gay in a rural community different from the more publicized experiences of urban and suburban gay people? What impact do the attitudes an

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Get Used To It! by Pat Rosier; Myra Hauschild

Pat Rosier; Myra Hauschild | Get Used To It! | The stories of sixteen people who grew up with a gay or lesbian parent, based on interviews and with accompanying photographs. They look at how their

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No Turning Back by Gerre Goodman; George Lakey; Judy Lashof; Erika Thorne

Gerre Goodman; George Lakey; Judy Lashof; Erika Thorne | No Turning Back | Discusses societal oppression of homosexuals, sexual liberation, goals for gay liberation, and the culture of lesbians and gay men

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Gay/Lesbian Almanac by Jonathan Ned Katz

Jonathan Ned Katz | Gay/Lesbian Almanac | A chronology of two sexual worlds–early Colonial America and early modern United States–combines a wide variety of information, including personal t