Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBT Studies

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SECTION I: HISTORY 1. Before Identity: The Ancient World through the Nineteenth Century Greek Paiderastia Pederasty in Other Early Cultures: The Middle East and Far East Gender Variance in Pre-Columbian America and India Same-Sex Relationships and Desires in Judeo-Christian Cultures Desires for Identity Romantic Friendships and Boston Marriages Molly-Houses: Early Homoerotic Subculture in England Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 2. Sexology: Constructing the Modern Homosexual Victorian Sex: Some Background Sexology: Defining a Field of Study Sexologist In-Depth: Havelock Elliss Paving the Way for Freud Sexology and Early Sexual Rights Movements Sexology's Legacy Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 3. Toward Liberation Medical Models of Homosexuality Urban Life and Sexual Expression World War II and Homosexuality McCarthy and the Purge of the Perverts The Homophile Movement Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 4. Stonewall and Beyond Emerging Visibility and Activism AIDS Activism Antigay Backlash Gays in the Military and Hate Crimes Legislation Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading SECTION II: POLITICS 5. Nature, Nurture, and Identity Kinsey Kinsey Scale After Kinsey Klein's Sexual Orientation Grid The Storms Sexuality Axis The Quest for the Gay Gene Nature-Nurture: What's at Stake? Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 6. Inclusion and Equality Civil and Human Rights in a Global Context Inclusion versus Assimilation: Two Approaches to Securing Rights Exclusion, Inequality, and Physical Violence Exclusion and Inequality-Both Outside and Inside Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 7. Queer Diversities L ...G ...T ...: Story of Push and Pull Bisexual Erasure in the LGBT Community Intersexuality Q: Beyond Sexual Identity A for Allies Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 8. Intersectionalities The Down Low and Applied Intersectional Theory Women, Class, and Internationality Tools for Intersectional Analysis Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading SECTION III: LITERATURE AND THE ARTS 9. Homosexed Art and Literature Whitman and His Descendants The Expatriates Performing Queer: Theater Homosexed Literature: Global Disruptions Fine Art: From the Beautiful to the Political Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 10. Lesbian Pulp Novels and Gay Physique Pictorials Physique Magazines Lesbian Pulp Novels Gay Male Pulp Novels Transgender Novels Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 11. Queer Transgressive Aesthetics Theoretical Transgressions: The Emergence of Queer Theory Art and Consumerism From Pornography to Sadomasochism Transgression and Politics Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 12. Censorship and Moral Panic Censorship, moral panic, and protection: introduction Oscar Wilde Radclyffe Hall Mapplethorpe and Riggs Queering Children's Books Deepa Mehta Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading SECTION IV: MEDIA 13. Film and Television Visibility and Representation Varieties of Queerness in Contemporary Film Small-Screen Queers Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 14. Queers and the Internet Access, Connection, and Identity Internet Censorship and Corporatization Internet Activism Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading 15. The Politics of Location: Alternative Media and the Search for Queer Space Documentary Films Film and Music Festivals Queer Music LGBT Journalism: Magazines, Newspapers, Comics Many Journeys, Many Homes Questions for Discussion References and Further Reading

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