Gay & Lesbian Studies

Living “Difference”: Lesbian Perspectives on Work and Family Life examines the roles of lesbians in the home, in the workplace, and as parents. Discussing the advantages of female same-sex relationships, this book suggests that these partnerships are able to facilitate more egalitarian i..

In his pioneering new book, respected pop culture historian Anthony Slide resurrects fifty early 20th-century novels with gay themes or characters and discusses them in carefully researched, engaging prose. For each novel, Slide presents you with a detailed discussion of plot and characters, a summa..

An international collection of plays from Britain, the US, Germany, France and Russia, providing and essential resource. Includes 6 plays, each with individual introductions, including an author biography and production history...

Muscle Boys: Gay Gym Culture is an inside look at the secret world of exercise and fitness that's become one of the country's fastest growing and most influential gay subcultures. The author, a personal trainer on the San Francisco gym scene for more than a decade, offers an in-depth look at gay bod..

Out of the Twilight: Fathers of Gay Men Speak is a qualitative study that explores how fathers of gay sons dealt with discovering that their sons were gay and what affect, if any, it had on their development as parents and as people. Therapists who work with gay men and their families will find hist..

In this guidebook, People With HIV and Those Who Help Them, author Dennis Shelby uses the reported experiences of HIV-positive men to chart the course of living with HIV. He offers a consistent clinical-theoretical framework that encompasses the vast range of clinical problems clinicians may encount..

The streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest, with creativity, fun, pleasure, and play as the cornerstones of this new approach. This book examines the historical use and development of 'play' as well as the recent ways in which it has infused protes..

The streets of cities around the world have been filled with a new theatrical model of protest, with creativity, fun, pleasure, and play as the cornerstones of this new approach. This book examines the historical use and development of 'play' as well as the recent ways in which it has infused protes..

This book examines why the US and Canada have produced such divergent policy outcomes in affording rights to their gay and lesbian citizens. Smith's contribution will prove vital as movements for lesbian and gay rights continue to recast the social landscape in North America and beyond...

Queer Families, Common Agendas examines the real life experiences of people affected by current laws and policies regarding homosexual families. You will compare the progress of policy in the U.S. and Canada in relation to gay and lesbian parents and their children, and explore relevant legal approa..

Through the analysis of over seventy films and thirty television series, ranging from Shortbus, Sweet Home Alabama, and Poseidon to Noah’s Arc, Brothers & Sisters, and Dawson’s Creek, Goltz examines reoccurring narrative structures in popular media that perpetuate the extreme value placed upon "youn..

A follow-up to O'Hara's steamy and provocative book Autopornography: A Memoir of Life in the Lust Lane, Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Selected Essays of Scott O'Hara shares with you more intimate stories from former porn star Scott O'Hara. You'll gain an even deeper sense of the man behind the ..