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mods: 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 W…