Gay Studies category: 1383 books
The Gay Metropolis
The Landmark History of Gay Life in America
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and winner of a Lambda Literary Award, The Gay Metropolis is a landmark saga of struggle and triumph that was instantly recognized as the most authoritative and substantial work of its kind. Filled with astounding anecdotes and searing tales of heartbreak...
Bisexual and Gay Husbands
Their Stories, Their Words
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2014
What happens when married men face their gay/bisexual needs?
This astonishing volume offers an intimate look into the lives and thoughts of bisexual men. Already married to women, these men are undeniably attracted to other men. Their struggle with conflicting needs, desires, and loyalties...
Brave Journeys
Profiles in Gay and Lesbian Courage
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2011
In Stranger Among Friends, renowned activist, political adviser, and White House insider David Mixner offered a compelling account of his decades-long fight for human rights and the challenges he faced as a gay man in Washington. Now, in this new book written with collaborator Dennis Bailey, Mixner...
Pray the Gay Away
The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
In the Bible Belt, it’s common to see bumper stickers that claim One Man + One Woman = Marriage, church billboards that command one to “Get right with Jesus,” letters to the editor comparing gay marriage to marrying one’s dog, and nightly news about homophobic attacks from the Family Foundation....
Looking Queer
Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Looking Queer: Body Image in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities contains research, firsthand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession. Looking Queer...
by Sharon Silverstein, Annette Friskopp
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
"The workplace has become the next frontier for gay rights, " stated a Fortune magazine cover story, and this book -- based on a series of groundbreaking interviews with more than 100 gay and lesbian alumni of the Harvard Business School -- is the most complete and most in-depth study ever made of...
Gay Marriage
Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for America
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2005
A leading Washington journalist argues that gay marriage is the best way to preserve and protect society's most essential institution
Two people meet and fall in love. They get married, they become upstanding members of their community, they care for each other when one falls ill, they grow...
by Gilbert Herdt
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
Here is a pioneering volume that explores adolescent homosexuality around the world. Social scientists examine the personal experiences of gay and lesbian teenagers from culture to culture and address the problems and obstacles these young people face. The changing contexts, values, and goals of societies...
Unconditional
A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
#1 New Release on Amazon! ─ Winner of the Sixth Annual Bisexual Book Award for Non-fiction, 2017
Looking for LGBTQ books that offer guidance on providing loving support to your LGBT child?
Parents of LGBT children guide: Unconditional: A Guide to Loving and Supporting Your LGBTQ Child provides...
Value War
Public Opinion and the Politics of Gay Rights
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2007
In Value War: Public Opinion and the Politics of Gay Rights, Paul R. Brewer looks at how the public debate about gay rights has shaped public opinion and conversely how public opinion has shaped the public debate about gay rights. Using a variety of methods, including polls, experimentation, and content...
Montreal’S Gay Village
The Story of a Unique Urban Neighborhood Through the Sociological Lens
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2012
The Gay Village in Montreal is a vibrant and unique neighborhood born in the 1980s. It serves as the locus of much of the social life of LGBTQ persons, and is the site of many celebrations including annual pride activities such as the Divers/Cit arts and music festival, Community Day, and the Pride...
by William Meezan, James I. Martin
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Take an in-depth look at what works-and what doesn't-in research with GLBT populations!
This essential book examines the usefulness of current frameworks for research with GLBT populations and highlights the necessity for greater complexity in the conceptualization and design of research with...
Religious Freedom and Gay Rights
Emerging Conflicts in the United States and Europe
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
In the United States and Europe, an increasing emphasis on equality has pitted rights claims against each other, raising profound philosophical, moral, legal, and political questions about the meaning and reach of religious liberty. Nowhere has this conflict been more salient than in the debate between...
by William Schindler
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
We gay folk, who inhabit bodies of the type we naturally desire, require a sex-positive spiritual practice that celebrates and utilizes our gay being instead of opposing it. We need a spiritual practice that teaches us how to use our senses instead of merely shutting them off or repressing them. We...