Gay Studies

This book provides a number of effective tools to aid in the recovery of LGBTQIA historic material by providing extensive glossary and non-glossary written descriptions, and how to use those terms and phrases in searching effectively online and offline...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807041338Author Ann PellegriniFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon Press

The contributors to Long Term use the tension between the popular embrace and legalization of same-sex marriage and the queer critique of homonormativity as an opportunity to examine the myriad forms of queer commitments and their durational aspect. They...

Early Andean historiography reveals a subaltern history of indigenous gender and sexuality that saw masculinity and femininity not as essential absolutes. Third-gender ritualists, Ipas, mediated between the masculine and feminine spheres of culture in...

The conventional idea of the commons-a resource managed by the community that uses it-might appear anachronistic as global capitalism attempts to privatize and commodify social life. Against these trends, contemporary queer energies have been directed...

What is it like to "feel historical"? In Foundlings Christopher Nealon analyzes texts produced by American gay men and lesbians in the first half of the twentieth century-poems by Hart Crane, novels by Willa Cather, gay male physique magazines, and...

Proud, happy, grateful-gay youth describe their lives in terms that would have seemed surprising only a generation ago. Yet many adults, including parents, seem skeptical about this sea change in perceptions and attitudes. Even in an age of growing...

Examines forms of intimate citizenship that have emerged in relation to growing anti-homosexual violence in Kenya.   Campaigns calling on police and citizens to purge their countries of homosexuality have taken hold across the world. But the “homosexual...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385474450Author Kevin DilalloFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Organised with a compelling narrative, this comprehensive history of the GLBT community provides a decade-by-decade overview of major issues and events such as the Harlem Renaissance, changes in military policy, the Stonewall riot, GLBT rights,...

This anthology pays tribute to Allan Berube (1946-2007), a self-taught historian and MacArthur Fellow who was a pioneer in the study of lesbian and gay history in the United States. Best known for his Lambda Literary Award-winning book Coming Out Under...

Scholars of postcolonial and LGBT studies examine the validity of the globalization of queer cultures Globalization has a taste for queer cultures. Whether in advertising, film, performance art, the internet, or in the political discourses of human...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679746140Author Andrew SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

LGBTQ kids reveal what it's like to be young and queer today Growing Up Queer explores the changing ways that young people are now becoming LGBT-identified in the US. Through interviews and three years of ethnographic research at an LGBTQ youth drop-in...

Although social scientists and practitioners have shown an increased interest in the inclusion of trans persons in recent years, the current position of this group in the (medical/psychological/nursing) care system remains under-researched. Studies tend...

The past decade has seen an extraordinary outpouring of research, writing, and talk about lesbian and gay sexuality, triggered in part by the confluence of the AIDS epidemic, the feminist sex wars, and the development of queer studies. Yet many lesbian...

What did it mean to be a man in colonial Latin America? More specifically, what did indigenous and Iberian groups think of men who had sexual relations with other men? Providing comprehensive analyses of how male homosexualities were represented in areas...

The first cultural history of the iconic brand M*A*C Cosmetics, VIVA M*A*C charts the evolution of M*A*C's revolutionary corporate philanthropy around HIV/AIDS awareness. Drawing upon exclusive interviews with M*A*C co-founder Frank Toskan, key...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780943595405Author Jack RicardoFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Leyland Publications,U.S.Publisher Leyland Publications,U.S.Weight(grams) 280g

Since the onset of the HIV epidemic, the behaviour of men who have sex with men has been subject to intense scrutiny on the part of the behavioural and sociomedical sciences. What happens when we consider the work of these sciences to be not merely...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsRunner-up for IndieFab awards (Gay/Lesbian Nonfiction) 2005.Book InformationISBN 9781551521893Author Daniel GawthropFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Arsenal Pulp...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679773153Author Andrew SullivanFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 217gDimensions(mm) 202mm...

Challenging widely held assumptions about postwar gay male culture and politics, Homosexuality in Cold War America examines how gay men in the 1950s resisted pressures to remain in the closet. Robert J. Corber argues that a form of gay male identity...

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Book InformationISBN 9780415907927Author Mandy MerckFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint RoutledgePublisher Taylor & Francis LtdWeight(grams) 454g

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Against the background of the law reform debates around sexuality in Britain and America, Bamforth examines what functions it is legitimate for the law to serve and how effective law can be in achieving social goals. He provides a new and cogent argument...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791461686Author Thomas L. LongFormat PaperbackPage Count 252Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

What would you do if you were suddenly faced with the responsibility of being a God? For Timothy De Marquisate, it is yet another task that he must handle with his legendary style and grace. A humble prostitute with a heart of gold, Timothy seems born to...

For three years the author did participant-observation at three nationally prominent queer organizations in Los Angeles - Christopher Street West, which produces L.A.'s queer pride festival; the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, a 37-year-old...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595005833Author Bill BoushkaFormat PaperbackPage Count 584Imprint Writers Club PressPublisher Writers Club PressWeight(grams) 921g

A Methodist church puts its minister on trial after he marches in a gay rights parade. A Quaker meeting struggles to decide whether to marry a lesbian couple. An entire congregation is thrown out of the Southern Baptist Convention for deciding that a gay...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781006546709Author Lainey Dex RyderFormat PaperbackPage Count 90Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 95g

In this first volume of the Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian and Gay Issues series, innovative empirical studies provide insight into the complexities and subtleties of the lesbian and gay community. Oustanding contributors explore issues relating...

The freedom of choice... What if you were given a choice right before you are about to do something irreversible? Would you recognize it? Would you take it? Or would you ignore it?Book InformationISBN 9780557233052Author Katya DeeFormat PaperbackImprint...

Long Term AIDS Survivor Shokti invites you on a journey into the mysteries of spirit, love and queerness. Poetry, prose and inspirational quotations from queer ancestors to assist in the redefining of queer sexualities-no longer the sick, sinning and...

What does social science research tell us about homosexuality? Does this knowledge affect public policy? Despite scholarly research, homosexuality continues to be the subject of an intense, and often bitter, debate. This volume summarizes academic...

If you grew up in Australia you likely had a pair of two of footy shorts. These skimpy shorts are the work gear of many, the fetish gear for more, and pretty much everyday attire for many a bloke. This fun little collection of observations and candid...

Peter Slater brings you a photo journal of blokes being real men. This sexy photo journal is sure to please you and your bloke desires.Book InformationISBN 9780359943203Author Peter SlaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 74Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com

A fun and sexy look at men who love to be themselves in their short shorts, and hang out with their straight blokey mates.Book InformationISBN 9780359945924Author Peter SlaterFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244605308Author David SpencerFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.com