Modern homosexualities : fragments of lesbian and gay experience /
edited by Ken Plummer.
- xix, 281 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-271) and index.
Speaking its name : inventing a lesbian and gay studies / Masculinity, femininity, and Turkish male homosexuality / The company of friends and lovers : lesbian communities in the Netherlands / Coming out : lesbian identities and the categorization problem / The role of disclosure in coming out among gay men / Loves, sexualities, and marriages : strategies and adjustments / Daring to pretend? : motherhood and lesbianism / That's what friends are for : friends as family in the gay and lesbian community / A cocktail of alarm : same-sex couples and migration to Australia 1985-90 / Report from a rotten state : 'marriage' and 'homosexuality' in 'Denmark' / Lesbian politics and AIDS work / Sex and caring among men : impacts of AIDS on gay people / Constructing lesbian sexualities / Resisting the erasure of lesbian sexuality : a challenge for queer activism / Abseil makes the heart grow fonder : lesbian and gay campaigning tactics and section 28 / Dangerous activism / Equal rights for all : strategies for lesbian and gay equality in Britain / Ken Plummer -- Huseyin Tapinc -- Judith Schuyf -- Valerie Jenness -- Peter Davies -- Maggie French -- Pat Romans -- Peter M. Nardi -- John Hart -- Henning Bech. The AIDS dialectics : awareness, identity, death, and sexual politics / Tim Edwards -- Beth E. Schneider -- Barry D. Adam -- Diane Richardson -- Marie Smith -- Vicki Carter -- Bill Thompson -- Peter Tatchell.
"Beyond Homosexuality is a unique collection of nineteen essays by international activists and academics which document and analyze the dramatic changes in lesbian and gay experience over the past twenty years. The collection explores such topics as the growth of lesbian and gay studies, new patterns of lesbian sexuality, the relationship between lesbians and gay men, the debate over lesbian motherhood, the rise of renewed political campaigning in the face of a "backlash," and the impact of AIDS. While the focus of the book is the distinctive modern experiences found in Western countries, there are also essays on Turkey and MesoAmerica. It will be required reading for lesbian and gay scholars, and will be a landmark in consolidating past debates and suggesting pathways to the future. "--Publisher's website.