The Columbia reader on lesbians and gay men in media, society, and politics Columbia reader on lesbians & gay men in media, society, & politics Gross, Larry P. 1942- editor, writer of introduction. Woods, James D. editor, writer of introduction. text bibliography Instructional and educational works. nyu 1999 1999 monographic eng print xx, 665 pages ; 26 cm. A comprehensive and highly approachable introduction to lesbian and gay studies for students and general readers. More than one hundred articles, essays, and primary documents cover the formation of gay identity, religious, scientific, medical, and legal perspectives, the mainstream media, lesbian and gay media, and community prospects and tactics. From Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick's essay, "How to Bring Your Kids Up Gay," to Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger's "Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons," to a 1947 Newsweek article, "Homosexuals in Uniform," The Columbia Reader explores experiences and representations of lesbian and gay people. Introduction: Being Gay in American Media and Society / Larry Gross, James D. Woods -- Identity: The Modern Homosexual -- Other Times, Other Customs -- A Matter of Difference / Martin Duberman -- "Intimate Friendships" / Erica E. Goode, Betsy Wagner -- Categories, Experience, and Sexuality / John Boswell -- Capitalism and Gay Identity / John D'Emilio -- A Worm in the Bud: The Early Sexologists and Love Between Women / Lillian Faderman -- The Bowery as Haven and Spectacle / George Chauncey -- Who's a Queer? Identities in Question -- Making Ourselves from Scratch / Joseph Beam -- Becoming Lesbian: Identity Work and the Performance of Sexuality / Arlene Stein -- Gay Men, Lesbians, and Sex: Doing It Together / Pat Califia -- Maiden Voyage: Excursion Into Sexuality and Identity Politics in Asian America / Dana Y. Takagi -- Strangers at Home: Bisexuals in the Queer Movement / Carol Queen -- Just Add Water: Searching for the Bisexual Politic / Ara Wilson -- To Be or Not to Be / Leslie Feinberg -- Institutions and Opinion Makers -- Inventing Sin: Religion and the Church -- The Abominable Sin: The Spanish Campaign Against "Sodomy," and Its Results in Modern Latin America / Walter Williams -- Letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Church on the Pastoral Care of Homosexual Persons / Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger -- Homophobic? Re-Read Your Bible / Peter J. Gomes -- Biblical Verse: Is It a Reason or an Excuse? / Deb Price -- The Homosexual Movement: A Response by the Ramsey Colloquium / Ramsey Colloquium. edited and with an introduction by Larry Gross and James D. Woods. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. Includes bibliographical references. Lambda Literary Awards finalist. n-us--- Gay men in mass media Lesbians in mass media Mass media United States Gay men United States Lesbians United States United States Social conditions 1980-2020 United States Social conditions 1980- Homosexuels masculins dans les médias Lesbiennes dans les médias Homosexuels masculins États-Unis Lesbiennes États-Unis Gay men Gay men in mass media Lesbians Lesbians in mass media Mass media Social conditions United States Homoseksuelen Massamedia Beeldvorming Gay men in mass media Lesbians in mass media Mass media United States Gay men United States Lesbians United States United States Social conditions 1980- 1980-2020 fast P96.H632 U63 1999 302.23/08664 71.25 05.30 Columbia reader on lesbians and gay men in media, society, and politics New York : Columbia University Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)607175655 Between men--between women 0231104464 9780231104463 0231104472 9780231104470 98036595 DLC 980715 20240429130506.0 in00001501558 eng