The Dictionary Of Homophobia by Louis-Georges Tin

The Dictionary Of Homophobia

A Global History of Gay and Lesbian Experience

Louis-Georges Tin

Based on the work of seventy researchers in fifteen countries, The Dictionary of Homophobiais a mammoth, encyclopedic book that documents the history of homosexuality, and various cultural responses to it, in all regions of the world: a masterful, engaged, and wholly relevant study that traces the political and social emancipation of a culture.The book, which includes Canadian contributors and issues, is the first English translation of Dictionnaire de L’Homophobie, published in France in 2003 to world-wide acclaim. The Dictionaryincludes over 175 essays on various aspects of gay rights and homophobia as experienced in all regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the South Pacific, from the earliest epochs to present day. Subjects include religious and ideological forces such as the Bible, Communism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam; historical events such as AIDS and Stonewall, personalities such as J. Edgar Hoover, Matthew Shepard, Oscar Wilde, Pat Buchanan, Joseph McCarthy, Pope John Paul II, and Anita Bryant; and other topics such as coming out, adoption, deportation, ex-gays, lesbiphobia, and bi-phobia.In a country where gay marriage, while legalized, remains a hot-button political issue, and in a world where adults and even teens are still being executed by authorities for the ‘crime’ of homosexuality, The Dictionary of Homophobiais a both a revealing and necessary history lesson for us all.

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Details

ISBN 9781551522296
Genre Reference
Copyright Date 2003
Publication Date 30-Sep-08
Publisher Arsenal Pulp Press
Format Hardcover
No. of Pages 448
Language English
Rating NotRated
Original Language
Subject Homophobia – Dictionaries; Homosexuality – Dictionaries
BookID 3066

Author: LFWBooks