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Allen, Jeffner (Editor) Lesbian Philosophies and Cultures
Ithaca, New York, U.S.A. State Univ of New York Pr 1990 079140384X / 9780791403846 Trade Paperback Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine copy. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 410 pages. - From The Critics Booknews An intentionally un-unified collection of writings by theorists and activists from diverse lesbian cultures, each reflecting her relations to her own and to other ethnicities, races, social classes, physical abilities, ages, and nationalities, and each with distinct perspectives on lesbian existence, friendships and sexualities, separatism and coalition building, theories of knowledge and ethics, language and writing.
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Beam, Joseph (Editor) In the Life: A Black Gay Anthology
Alyson Pubns 1986 0932870732 / 9780932870735 Trade Paperback Good 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Good condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Illustrated. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO writing or tears inside book. Tight spine. 255 pages. Synopsis In the Life, an expression which means being gay, is also the title of this collection of writings in which more than 25 black authors explore what it means to be doubly different - both black and gay - in modern America. These stories, verses, works of art, and theater pieces voice the concerns and aspirations of an often silent minority. They can be poignant, erotic, resolute or angry, but always reflect the affirming power of coming together to build a strong black gay community. Editor Joseph Beam began collecting this material in 1984 after years of frustration with gay literature that had no message for - and little mention of - black gay men. "The bottom line," he wrote, "is this: We are Black men who are proudly gay. What we offer is our lives, our love, our visions... We are coming home with our heads held up high." Annotation Here, thirty-three writers and artists explore what it means to be doubly different--black and gay--in modern America.
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Benbow, Dave Daytime Drama
New York, NY Kensington Publishing Corporation 2003 0758203861 / 9780758203861 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition. Stated First Printing. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - Bright pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 276 pages.
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Bouldrey, Brian (Editor) Wrestling With the Angel: Faith and Religion in the Lives of Gay Men
New York, New York, U.S.A. Riverhead Books 1996 1573225452 / 9781573225458 Trade Paperback Near-Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Very-nice copy - No writing or marks - No tears - Tight spine - 314 pages - In these essays, writers reconcile their belief in God with the religious institutions in which they were raised and by which they were ultimately rejected. Intensely personal, these essays take readers beyond the obvious difficulty of religious exile and into the heart of theology--emerging as passionate acts of faith that speak to all who are yearning for a richer spiritual life.
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Burch, Beverly On Intimate Terms: The Psychology of Difference in Lesbian Relationships
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Univ of Illinois Pr 1993 0252064313 / 9780252064319 Trade Paperback Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-good+ condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Covers are clean (NO tears). NO tears inside book. 184 pages. 24 pages show light highlighting and/or writing. Does NOT interfere with reading. Synopsis On Intimate Terms looks at the internal logic of lesbian relationships, arguing that they are not patterned after heterosexual ones but rely on the interplay of psychosexual differences between women. The book suggests that everyone seeks psychic complementarity with an Other in intimate relationships as a way of supporting personal growth and development. A complementary partner is one who is different in some individually meaningful way, not necessarily in terms of gender. Drawing upon interviews with individuals and lesbian couples, literature on lesbian psychology, and contemporary psychoanalytic theory, Beverly Burch observes a special attraction between primary lesbians - women who have been attracted to other women from an early age - and lesbians who formerly were heterosexual. This difference may be a source of tension for lovers, but it also attracts and bonds them in conscious and unconscious ways. The intimacy between lesbian partners permits interpersonal exchanges that foster the continuing development of each, according to Burch. This development can occur in three areas, with the significance of each varying from couple to couple. It can be a source of both conscious and unconscious psychosexual exchanges, a way in which each partner can experience "the road not taken" through her relationship with the other. The partners' different histories can reflect different ways of negotiating difference itself, a pivotal theme in the development of adult women. And gender role identities related to different developmental experiences can be played with, expanding the experience of being female in a way that can challenge gender categories.
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Burg, B.R. Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition: English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean
New York, New York, U.S.A. New York Univ Pr 1984 0814710735 / 9780814710739 Trade Paperback Very Good + 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Very-good+, clean condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing or tears inside book. Covers are clean (NO tears). 215 pages. Product Description Pirates are among the most heavily romanticized and fabled characters in history. From Bluebeard to Captain Hook, they have been the subject of countless movies, books, children's tales, even a world-famous amusement park ride. In Sodomy and the Pirate Tradition, historian B. R. Burg investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers, a tightly bound brotherhood of men engaged in almost constant warfare. What, he asks, did these men, often on the high seas for years at a time, do for sexual fulfillment? Buccaneer sexuality differed widely from that of other all- male institutions such as prisons, for it existed not within a regimented structure of rule, regulations, and oppressive supervision, but instead operated in a society in which widespread toleration of homosexuality was the norm and conditions encouraged its practice. In his new introduction, Burg discusses the initial response to the book when it was published in 1983 and how our perspectives on all-male societies have since changed. Table of Contents Preface Introduction to the New Edition Introduction 1 Sodomy and Public Perception Seventeenth-Century England 1 2 To Train Up a Buccaneer 43 3 The Caribbee Isles 69 4 Buccaneer Sexuality 107 5 The Buccaneer Community 139 Notes 175 Bibliographical Essay 193 Index 211
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Burr, Chandler A Separate Creation: The Search for the Biological Origins of Sexual Orientation
Hyperion Books 1996 0786860812 / 9780786860814 First Edition Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine condition. Stated First Edition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Price inside dustcover: $24.95. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 354 pages. Tight spine, bright pages. Dustcover shows light wear (NO tears). Synopsis In Aug. 1991 a neurologist announced the finding of a physiological difference between the brains of heterosexuals & homosexuals. This was science that not only challenged accepted beliefs but carried profound legal, political, & social implications. Two years later a team of geneticists reported finding a likely genetic basis for homosexuality in men. This book explores the rich & varied research that is currently being carried out in neurobiology, endocrinology, & genetics. It also considers the awesome ramifications of research that may well come to explain the origins of one of the fundamental components of our humanity. Publishers Weekly Burr's detailed, elegantly written report takes us to the front lines of research into a possible biological or genetic basis for homosexuality. He dispassionately reviews the scientific and political controversy surrounding the report in 1991 by gay British neuroanatomist Simon LeVay that a cluster of cells in the brain's hypothalamus is larger in straight men than in gay men. National Cancer Institute molecular geneticist Dean Hamer's 1993 finding that a specific region of the X chromosome is linked to homosexuality in some men led to intense debate over how a "gay gene" might function in creating a homosexual orientation. Boston University geneticist Richard Pillard theorizes that the sexual centers of gay men's brains are not "defeminized"a hormone-regulated process that routinely occurs in the embryonic brains of male heterosexuals. Burr, whose 1993 cover story in the Atlantic Monthly led to this book, ponders the ethical issues swirling around Affymetrix, a Santa Clara, Calif., company that is building a semiconductor chip made of silicon and human DNA that may make possible widespread testing for a gay gene. Illustrated. Author tour.
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Chandler, Kurt Passages of Pride : Lesbian and Gay Youth Come of Age
New York, NY, U.S.A. Times Books 1995 0812923804 / 9780812923803 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
In this landmark study, journalist Kurt Chandler follows Derek, Amy, Dan, Troy, Michele, and Tara - six Minneapolis-St. Paul teenagers who speak eloquently of the challenges of realizing at an early age that they were different, of learning how to hide, of facing depression and suicidal tendencies, and, ultimately, of coming out and making their separate peaces at home, at school, and on their own. There are insights from experts from New York's Hetrick-Martin institute, Los Angeles's Project 10, and Minneapolis's District 202 Teen Center, as well as the Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, P-FLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), and the American Psychiatric Association. Their findings are often sobering: A 1986 study by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Task Force on Youth Suicide stated that "gay youth are 2 to 3 times more likely to attempt suicide than other young people." The National Advocacy Coalition on Youth and Sexual Orientation found that 86 percent of secondary-school students said they would be upset if they were labeled gay or lesbian. The Seattle Commission for Lesbians and Gays reported that 75 percent of those surveyed had been physically or verbally assaulted.
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Duberman, Martin Cures: A Gay Man's Odyssey
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 1991 0525249559 / 9780525249559 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good + Very Good + Ex-Library 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Very-nice, clean copy of this 1991 ex-libris book - Fewer than usual library markings - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - Tight spine - Bright pages - 305 pages - Stated First Printing - Duberman gives a witty and searingly candid account of how he came to accept his homosexuality despite the efforts of psychotherapists intent on ``curing'' him of it.
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Faderman, Lillian Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America
Columbia Univ Press 1991 0231074883 / 9780231074889 Hard Cover Near-Fine Near-Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-fine condition. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Number line: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. Tight spine, clean pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. 373 pages. Dustcover shows light wear (NO tears). Annotation: Faderman tells the compelling story of lesbian life in the 20th century, from the early 1900s to today's diverse lifestyles. Using journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, news accounts, novels, medical literature, and numerous interviews, she relates an often surprising narrative of lesbian life. 16 pages of photos. "Engaging . . . compelling . . . poignant and moving . . ."--The Los Angeles Times Book Review.
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Faderman, Lillian; Bradshaw, Barbara Surpassing the Love of Men: Romantic Friendship and Love Between Women from the Renaissance to the Present
Morrow 1981 0688003966 / 9780688003968 Trade Paperback Near-Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED gift inscription by author in book front"To Christy - Thanks for your work! - Lillian Faderman." NO other writing or marks inside book - Very-nice copy of this 1981 book - No tears - Tight spine - 496 pages - NO remainder marks or price clippings. Illustrated with photos - A classic of its kind, this fascinating cultural history draws on everything from private correspondence to pornography to explore five hundred years of friendship and love between women. "Surpassing the Love of Men" throws a new light on shifting theories of female sexuality and the changing status of women over the centuries.
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Feinberg, David B. Queer and Loathing: Rants and Raves of a Raging AIDS Clone
New York, New York, U.S.A. Viking Press 1994 0670857661 / 9780670857661 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new condition - Appears unread. NO remainder marks or price clippings. Tight spine - bright pages. 275 pages. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. ANNOTATION Dazzling essays from the award-winning author of Eighty-Sixed and Spontaneous Combustion--who is himself stricken with AIDS--make up one of the most important pieces of AIDS literature yet published. FROM THE PUBLISHER "This is as close to the truth as I can get," writes David B. Feinberg in this stunning nonfiction debut - a collection of autobiographical essays, gonzo journalism, and demented Feinbergian lists about AIDS activism and living, writing, and dying with AIDS. With the startling blend of satiric wit and pathos, black humor and heroism, found in his widely acclaimed and iconoclastic novels, he charts a harrowing personal journey down that "HIV highway to hell."
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Ford, Michael Thomas The World Out There: Becoming Part of the Lesbian and Gay Community
New York, New York, U.S.A. New Press 1996 1565842340 / 9781565842342 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
A photo of this book is available. Near-new condition. Appears unread. NO remainder marks or clippings. NO writing, marks or tears Tight spine, bright pages. 202 pages. Synopsis A much-needed introduction to life beyond the closet door, The World Out There is the first book for a new generation of young men and women who want to know more about what being part of the gay and lesbian community means. Ideal for the thousands of young men and women who migrate to urban gay communities every year, The World Out There is also for the thousands of others isolated in less receptive settings for whom this book will open up a whole wonderful and reassuring universe of possibilities.
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Fumia, Molly Honor Thy Children: One Family's Journey to Wholeness
Berkeley, California, U.S.A. Conari Pr 1997 1573241989 / 9781573241984 Trade Paperback Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Fine condition. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, clean pages. 323 pages. Illustrated with photos. NO writing, marks or tears inside book. Synopsis The inspirational account of a Japanese-American family's triumph in the face of the death of their three children, two from AIDS and a third the victim of a tragic drive-by shooting, Honor Thy Children chronicles the creation, devastation, and remarkable resurrection of the Nakatanis - who journey from unimaginable grief to healing. Publishers Weekly This heartbreaking story of a Japanese American couple who experienced the tragic deaths of all three of their children-two from AIDS, one a murder victim-records the family's trajectory from homophobia and denial to emotional healing. Alexander Nakatani, a San Jose, Calif., social worker, and his wife, Jane, an elementary school teacher, grew up in Hawaii in a culture that prized reticence, hard work, denial of self. They virtually disowned their firstborn son, Glen, upon learning he was gay. Troubled, sullen, secretive, raised by parents who feared he was not "normal," Glen left home in 1977 at age 15, living on college loans and forged checks; he died of AIDS in 1990. Greg, the middle son, a macho, heterosexual engineering student, was shot to death in 1986 in a dispute with an illegal Mexican immigrant over a car. The Nakatanis were initially horrified to discover that Guy, their youngest son, was gay, but anger and shame were gradually supplanted by unconditional love. Diagnosed HIV-positive, Guy became a health educator, lecturing at schools and businesses on the dangers of HIV and of homophobic ignorance-with his father at his side as a fellow speaker. Wheelchair-bound and partly blind from AIDS complications, Guy, 26, died in 1994. Skillfully using letters, interviews, conversations and oral testimony, Fumia, author of previous books on grieving, gives her moving study of family dynamics complexity.
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Griffin, Carolyn Welch; Wirth, Arthur G.; Wirth, Marian J. Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians and Gays Talk About Their Experiences
St Martins Pr 1990 0312049935 / 9780312049935 Trade Paperback Fine No Jacket 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Near-new copy - NO writing or marks of any kind - Based upon discussion and interviews conducted with parents belonging to P-FLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), a support and advocacy group with over four hundred chapters internationally, Beyond Acceptance provides parents with the comfort and knowledge needed to accept their gay children and build stronger relationships with them. It provides accurate, documented answers to the questions that surface after the initial shock and addresses such concerns as: "Is it a choice?" "Can it be changed?" and "Did the parents 'cause' their child to be gay?" With extensive testimony from other parents, this book lets mothers and fathers know that they are not alone and helps them through the emotional stages leading to reconciliation with their children.
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Hardy, James E. If Only for One Nite
Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. Alyson Publications 1997 155583373X / 9781555833732 First Edition Hard Cover Fine Fine 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall Signed by Author
SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED BY AUTHOR - Like-new except for previous owner's signature in book front and back - on blank page. - Mitchell Crawford attends his high school reunion - and faces his past, present, and future all at once. In addition to catching up with his classmates, he also sees the man who broke his heart. Warren Reid was Mitchell's gymnastics coach. Warren turned Mitchell, a student who detested all types of sports, into a statewide champion - and during that two years of training and triumph, they were lovers. For Mitchell, the affair was everything he had dreamed it could be - and Warren was all that he, an anxious and horny teenager just beginning to formulate a gay identity, wished for in a man. Warren was his first love, and like those naive and inexperienced in the game of love, Mitchell expected it to last forever. So he was more than a little hurt when, after he graduated, Warren dumped him, explaining, "I was not in love with you. How could I be? You're just a kid." With this painful memory, Mitchell argues to himself and others (including his lover of one year, Raheim "Pooquie" Rivers) that he couldn't possibly have any feelings for Warren. But all those feelings come rushing back on reunion night. Now 44, Warren's still got it goin' on: a regal six foot two, a solid 225 pounds, and, despite a few gray hairs on his head, a wrinkle-free, youthful face. Mitchell's best friend, B. D. (Barry Daniels, a.k.a. Brain Dense), warns Mitchell, "Good Black don't crack," and that despite his love for Raheim, he may find Warren too irresistible. And as he and Warren exchange flirtatious glances and talk through the night, Mitchell does. Naturally, Warren senses Mitchell's defense weaken and makes his move. Will Mitchell fall for his charms - and be the same fool twice?
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