Coming out
Subtitle: the new dynamics
By: Nicholas A. Guittar
Publisher: Rienner Publishers, Lynne
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781626370432
Subjects: Gays; Identity; Coming out (Sexual orientation); Sexual orientation
Description: "Nicholas Guittar draws on deeply personal interviews with young people to enhance our understanding of "coming out," revealing the changing dynamics of sexual identity. Guittar explores how mainstream norms continue to assert their influence over those with nonnormative sexualities. He also highlights the wide spectrum of coming out experiences. His important work sheds light on why, even though fewer people may remain closeted today than in the past, coming out is not a one-time event, but a lifetime process." -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-162) and index.
Table of contents: title: The shifting contexts of coming out; title: The meaning(s) of coming out; title: The use of bisexuality as a transitional identity; title: Sexual affinities and progressive identities; title: Gender (non)conformity; title: Not a process, but a career; title: The future of coming out.