The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader
"At a moment when homosexual rights are at issue in school curricula, political party conventions, state and city referendums, religious institutions, the military, and even St. Patrick's Day parades, this book offers a broad, diverse, challenging, serious introduction to a wide range of scholarship in the emerging field of gay and lesbian studies." --Barbara Johnson,Harvard University"Just a couple of decades ago the idea of a positive and creative lesbian and gay studies seemed a fantastical dream. Today it is an ever-expanding and exhilarating reality: a rivulet has become a mighty river, fertilizing all the traditional disciplines. This collection provides a valuable map of this new terrain, highlighting some of its most significant features, and pointing to exciting developments. Like all good guidebooks, it encourages us to explore further, to seek out the unknown, to see the old in fresh ways, and to cherish the new and innovative." --Jeffrey Weeks, Professor of Social Relations, University of West of England, Bristol, author ofSexuality and Its Discontents"It would be difficult to summarize the eclectic contents ofThe Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader, almost as difficult as it would be to summarize the subjects of study it seeks to document.The Lesbian and Gay StudiesReaderisn't an encyclopedia, nor does it pretend to be. It is however an excellent compendium of an emergin field whose full scope escapes us all."-- The Lesbian and GayStudies Newsletter