Scared straight : why it's so hard to accept gay people and why it's so hard to be human /
Argues that people of all sexual orientations are hurt by being "straight", torn from their full human potential, and squeezed into molds that support our dominant institutions. Human relationships with either sex are incomplete and unfulfilling. Chapters on "How to be straight"...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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St. Louis, MO :
Humanity Works!,
[2001]
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| Summary: | Argues that people of all sexual orientations are hurt by being "straight", torn from their full human potential, and squeezed into molds that support our dominant institutions. Human relationships with either sex are incomplete and unfulfilling. Chapters on "How to be straight" and "How to be gay" describe the roles heterosexual and non-heterosexual people are conditioned to live in order to maintain this status quo.--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: | The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy was acquired as part of The Don Kelly Research Collection of Gay Literature and Culture. The Cushing Library/Women & Gender Studies copy is inscribed by the author. |
| Physical Description: | 216 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 0970958102 9780970958105 |