{"id":18740,"date":"2018-12-26T08:19:58","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T08:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/?p=18740"},"modified":"2018-12-26T08:19:58","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T08:19:58","slug":"queer-by-choice-by-vera-whisman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesbianfunworld.com\/books\/queer-by-choice-by-vera-whisman\/","title":{"rendered":"Queer By Choice by Vera Whisman"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Queer By Choice<\/em><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Lesbians, Gay Men, and The Politics of Identity<\/em><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Vera Whisman<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Queer by Choice enters the controversial debate of sexual identity by examining choice in gay men and lesbian sexual identity. Drawing on interviews with a sample of 72 people, Whisman analyzes if, and to what extent, choice played a role in determining identity. Contributing factors such as race, class, religion, and educational level are considered. The results of the study are stimulating and often surprising, and contribute to the escalating debates over sexual identity as lesbians and gays continue to soldier for rights and representation.<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Check for it on:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/gp\/search?tag=lesbianfun-20&amp;index=books&amp;field-title=Vera Whisman, Queer By Choice\">Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/search?q=Queer By Choice, Vera Whisman&#038;qid=\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=bks&#038;hl=en&#038;q=Vera Whisman, Queer By Choice\">Google Books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div>\n<h2>Details<\/h2>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n .TFtable{\n  border-collapse:collapse; <\/p>\n<p> }\n .TFtable td{ \n  spacing:10px; border:#ffffff 5px solid; padding-right:20px<\/p>\n<p> }\n \/*  Define the text for all the 2nd columns  *\/\n .TFtable td:nth-child(2){\n  color: #0099ff;\n }\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"TFtable\">\n<tr>\n<td>ISBN<\/td>\n<td>9780415910156<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genre<\/td>\n<td>LGBT Studies\/Social Sciences<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Copyright Date<\/td>\n<td>1996<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publication Date<\/td>\n<td>13-Dec-95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Publisher<\/td>\n<td>Routledge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Format<\/td>\n<td>Trade Paperback<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>No. of Pages<\/td>\n<td>168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Language<\/td>\n<td>English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Rating<\/td>\n<td>NotRated<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Subject<\/td>\n<td>Gays &#8211; Identity; Gays &#8211; Interviews. &#8211; United States; Gays &#8211; United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>BookID<\/td>\n<td>10285<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vera Whisman | Queer By Choice | Queer by Choice enters the controversial debate of sexual identity by examining choice in gay men and lesbian sexual identity. 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