| Physical description |
665 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Between men--between women. |
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Between men--between women.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Being Gay in American Media and Society / Larry Gross, James D. Woods 3 -- 1 Identity: The Modern Homosexual -- A. Other Times, Other Customs 25 -- B. Who's a Queer? Identities in Question 75 -- 2 Institutions and Opinion Makers -- A. Inventing Sin: Religion and the Church 119 -- B. Making Us Sick: The Medical and Psychological Establishment 153 -- C. Causes and Cures: The Etiology Debate 185 -- D. Creating Criminals: Government and the Legal System 219 -- E. Denial and Erasure: Education and Culture 235 -- 3 Mainstream Media -- A. Up From Invisibility: Film and Television 291 -- B. Fit to Print? Journalism 349 -- C. Cries and Whispers: AIDS and the Media 387 -- D. Naming Names: Outing 417 -- 4 Lesbian and Gay Media -- A. In Our Own Voices: The Lesbian and Gay Press 437 -- B. Good Parts: Pornography 475 -- C. Queers in Cyberspace 527 -- 5 Community Prospects and Tactics -- A. Queer Positions and Perspectives 545 -- B. New Right = The Old Wrongs? 595 -- C. A Place at Which Table? 625 -- D. Parting Glances 653. |
| Summary |
More than 100 articles, essays, letters, 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. |
| Other author |
Gross, Larry P., 1942-
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Woods, James D.
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| Subject |
Gay men in mass media.
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Lesbians in mass media.
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Mass media -- United States.
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Gay men -- United States.
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Lesbians -- United States.
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Gay men.
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Lesbians.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-2020.
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| ISBN |
0231104464 (alkaline paper) |
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0231104472 (paperback: alkaline paper) |
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