Gay Studies

Through the eyes of publishing icon Michael Denneny, this cultural autobiography traces the evolution of the US's queer community in the three decades post-Stonewall. The Stonewall Riots of 1969 and the AIDS crisis of the 1980s have been captured in...

Few books have had the social, cultural, and scholarly impact of John Boswell's "Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality". Arguing that neither the Bible nor the Christian tradition was nearly as hostile to homocroticism as was...

Why, for American same-sex couples, is it so much easier to adopt children than it is to get married? And why does our military prevent gays from serving openly even though jurisdictions nationwide continue to render such discrimination illegal?...

This volume showcases a vibrant wave of scholarship that explores the intersection of queer theory and Sinophone studies, consolidating an interdisciplinary framework for furthering transnational research into non-conforming genders, sexualities and...

Here is a serious discussion of an emerging gay subculture! Take another fascinating journey into the bear's den with the latest offering from Les Wright, author of The Bear Book. The Bear Book II will show you the contrast between the media image of the...

You may be familiar with the tremendous life achievements of Jose Sarria, an integral player in the gay rights movement, but never before have you heard the intimate details of his incredible life as they are portrayed here. In The Empress Is a Man:...

What is the relationship between intelligence and sex? In recent decades, studies of the controversial histories of both intelligence testing and human sexuality in the United States have been increasingly common - and hotly debated. But rarely have the...

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...

A much-needed exploration of the history and philosophy of scientific research into male homosexuality. Questions about the naturalness or unnaturalness of homosexuality are as old as the hills, and the answers have often been used to condemn...

Splashed against the tumultuous Clinton years and framed by the clash between gay political might and anti-gay activism, "All the Rage" presents the first authoritative guide to the new gay visibility. From the public outing of Ellen DeGeneres...

"Each of us has his tastes inscribed in his brain and heart; whether he fulfills his urges with regret or with joy, he must fulfill them. He should let others act according to their own nature. It's fate that creates us and guides us throughout our...

From Shakespeare's gender-bending play Twelfth Night to the the critically-acclaimed Broadway hit Angels in America, from 17th century kabuki theater of Japan performed by cross-dressing prostitutes to the NEA-denounced performance art of Holly Hughes,...

Recent years have seen enormous attention devoted to the history of sexuality in the Western world. But how has the West conceived of non-western societies been influenced by these other traditions? The Geography of Perversion and Desire is the first...

Many Americans hold fast to the notion that gay men and women, more often than not, have been ostracized from disapproving families. Not in This Family challenges this myth and shows how kinship ties were an animating force in gay culture, politics, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780807051153Author Joey MogulFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Beacon PressPublisher Beacon PressWeight(grams) 329gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

Now in its second edition, Rethinking the Gay and Lesbian Movement provides an accessible overview of an important and transformational struggle for social change, highlighting key individuals and events, influential groups and organizations, major...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551521053Author Terry GoldieFormat PaperbackPage Count 313Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp PressWeight(grams) 548g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780973833225Author Caffyn JesseFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint ErospiritPublisher ErospiritWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

In Sailors and Sexual Identity, author Steven Zeeland talks with young male sailors--both gay- and straight-identified--about ways in which their social and sexual lives have been shaped by their Navy careers.Despite massive media attention to the issue,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781569803493Author David WallaceFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Barricade Books IncPublisher Barricade Books IncWeight(grams) 428g

Gay men reveal their preferenceand the reasons behind it! Gay Men and Anal Eroticism: Tops, Bottoms, and Versatiles is a no-holds-barred examination of one of society's most persistent taboos. In a remarkably candid collection of frank and forthright...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551527536Author C.E. GatchalianFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp Press

The subject of this original and provocative work is the white male body, a counterpoint in gender studies to the many readings of the representation of the female body. To look at the construction of this figure, the author examines a group of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544705234Author Michelangelo SignorileFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperOneWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 206mm * 137mm *...

From the public outing of Ellen DeGeneres and the success of Will and Grace to the vicious murder of Matthew Shepard, recent years have seen gay lives and images move onto the center stage of American public life. In this incisive and authoritative guide...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsCommended for Lambda Literary Awards (Anthology) 2013.Book InformationISBN 9781936833153Author Keith BoykinFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Querelle PressPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551521657Author Thomas WaughFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp PressWeight(grams) 742g

This introductory volume examines the relationship between same-sex legal issues, public opinion, and legislation since the late 1800s and explores the ways in which the American legal system has advanced--and hindered--the civil rights of gay, lesbian,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781982142377Author Linda RileyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Tiller PressPublisher Tiller PressWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 163mm * 15mm

Liberal democracy has provided a certain degree of lesbian and gay rights. But those rights, as we now know, are not unlimited, and they continue to be the focus of efforts by lesbian and gay movements in the United States to promote social change. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781479824250Author Anthony Christian OcampoFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint New York University PressPublisher New York University PressWeight(grams)...

First published in 1987, this book encompasses a broad range interdisciplinary research into homosexuality - displaying a full spectrum of points of view - and, given that the major traditions of modern homosexual research began in Europe, is not...

Winner of the 2019 Ruth Benedict Prize for Outstanding Single-Authored Monograph Interweaving the narratives of multiple family members, including parents and siblings of her queer and trans informants, Amy Brainer analyzes the strategies that families...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781921867002Author Graham WillettFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University PublishingWeight(grams) 316g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781071848036Author Deborah T MeemFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Sage Publications, IncPublisher Sage Publications, IncWeight(grams) 178g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922235084Author Yorick SmaalFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University PublishingWeight(grams) 344g

For a generation of gay men who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming sexually active meant confronting the dangers of catching and transmitting HIV. In the 21st century, however, the development of viral suppression treatments and preventative...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978816503Author Ana-Maurine LaraFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 443g

Queering the Public Sphere in Mexico and Brazil is a groundbreaking comparative analysis of the historical development and contemporary dynamics of LGBT activism in Latin America's two largest democracies. Rafael de la Dehesa focuses on the ways that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781620974889Author Jake NaughtonFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint The New PressPublisher The New Press