Status
Available
Call number
Publication
Beacon Pr (1992), Hardcover, 311 pages
Description
This book addresses, in diverse and often unexpected ways, how gays ought to represent themselves in the face of an increasingly threatening climate of homophobia, repression, and violence. The author's topics are controversial: he offers an ethical defense of outing, criticizes ACT UP for misunderstanding rights, and shows how society's treatment of gay men and lesbians has affected for the worse the general state of civil liberties in America. Covering different areas of gay life - politics, culture, and education - the author shows how "gay ideas" interact with the most entrenched American values.
Subjects
Awards
Lambda Literary Award (Winner — 1992)
Language
Physical description
311 p.; 9.1 inches
ISBN
0807079200 / 9780807079201
Local notes
OCLC = 573
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