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Harris<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>ISBN: <\/strong>\u00a09781438427522<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subtitle: <\/strong>\u00a0Hazardous Encounters in American Culture<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Genre: <\/strong>\u00a0LGBT Studies\/Social Sciences; Popular Culture<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Subject(s): <\/strong>\u00a0General &#038; Miscellaneous Gay &#038; Lesbian Studies; Multicultural Aspects\/Gay &#038; Lesbian Communities; United States Studies &#8211; General &#038; Miscellaneous<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publication Date: <\/strong>\u00a02009-09-10<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Original Publication Date: <\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Publisher: <\/strong>\u00a0SUNY Press<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Language: <\/strong>\u00a0English<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Format: <\/strong>\u00a0Paperback<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Pages: <\/strong>\u00a0251<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Rating: <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Notes: <\/strong>\u00a0<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Book_ID: <\/strong>\u00a0119105<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queer lives are increasingly visible in American media, from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and Brokeback Mountain to gay young adult novels and the outing of prominent Republicans. 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