You Can Tell Just By Looking – And 20 Other Myths About Lgbt Life And People by Michael Bronski; Ann Pellegrini; Michael Amico

You Can Tell Just By Looking – And 20 Other Myths About Lgbt Life And People

Michael Bronski; Ann Pellegrini; Michael Amico

Breaks down the most commonly held misconceptions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their lives. ‘You Can Tell Just by Looking’ unpacks enduring, popular, and deeply held myths about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, culture, and life in America. Some of these myths, such as ‘all religions condemn homosexuality,’ have been used to justify discrimination and oppression of LGBT people. Other myths, such as ‘LGBT people are born that way,’ have been adopted by LGBT communities and their allies. By discussing and dispelling these myths–including gay-positive ones–the authors challenge readers to question their own beliefs and to grapple with the complexities of what it means to be queer in the broadest social, political, and cultural sense’–

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–Introduction

Part 1: Living in the World

Myth 1: You Can Tell Who’s Gay Just by Looking

Myth 2: About 10 Percent of People Are Gay or Lesbian

Myth 3: All Transgender People Have Sex-Reassignment Surgery

Part 2: Cause and Effect

Myth 4: Sexual Abuse Causes Homosexuality

Myth 5: Most Homophobes Are Repressed Homosexuals

Myth 6: Transgender People Are Mentally Ill

Myth 7: Homosexuals Are Born That Way

Part 3: Troublemakers

Myth 8: LGBT Parents Are Bad for Children

Myth 9: Same-Sex Marriage Harms Traditional Marriage

Myth 10: All Religions Condemn Homosexuality

Myth 11: Gay Rights Infringe on Religious Liberty

Myth 12: People of Color Are More Homophobic Than White People

Part 4: It’s Just a Phase

Myth 13: Lesbians Do Not Have Real Sex

Myth 14: All Bisexual Men Are Actually Gay; All Bisexual Women Are Actually Straight

Myth 15: Transgender People Are Gay

Myth 16: There’s No Such Thing as a Gay or Trans Child

PART 5: Struggling in the World

Myth 17: Positive Visibility in the Media Increases Tolerance and Acceptance of LGBT People

Myth 18: Coming Out Today Is Easier Than Ever Before

Myth 19: Antidiscrimination Laws in the United States Protect LGBT People

Myth 20: Hate Crime Laws Prevent Violence against LGBT People

Myth 21: Getting Tested on a Regular Basis Helps Prevent the Spread of HIV

Acknowledgments

Notes

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Details

ISBN	9780807042458
Genre	Award Winner; LGBT Studies/Social Sciences
Copyright Date	2013
Publication Date	01-Oct-13
Publisher	Beacon Press
Format	Trade Paperback
No. of Pages	208
Notes	Lambda Literary Award Finalist, Nonfiction
Language	English
Rating	Good
Paper Type	Electronic Format Available
Subject	Bisexuals – United States; Gay Liberation Movement – United States; Gays – United States; Lesbians – United States; Social Science / Gay Studies; Social Science / Lesbian Studies; Social Science / Sociology / General; Transgender People – History. – United States
BookID	15064