Born this way : science, citizenship, and inequality in the American LGBTQ+ movement /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wuest, Joanna (Author)
Corporate Author:	EBSCOhost
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Subjects:	Gay liberation movement > United States > History. Sexual minorities > Civil rights > United States > History. Gender identity > United States. Biopolitics > United States. Identity politics > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Origins. The science of civil rights: the rise and demise of sexual deviancy ; Desire in the throes of power: gay liberation, psychiatry, and the politics of classification ; "Why is my child gay?": the liberal foundations of Born This Way ; Immutability before the gay gene: biology and civil rights litigation
Evolutions and adaptations. Rise of the gay gene: science, law, culture, and hype ; From pathology to "Born Perfect": marriage equality and conversion ; Therapy bans ; The scientific gaze in transgender and bisexual politics ; Conclusion: Beyond Born This Way: fluid desires, fixed identities, and entrenched inequalities.