Straight Expectations
Published on 26. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-78356-000-4 (ISBN)
Description
From picket line to picket fence - what does it mean to be gay in the era of same-sex marriage and equal rights?
More than four decades after the start of the gay liberation movement, lesbians and gay men can legally marry, adopt children, and enjoy the same rights and respect as heterosexuals ... or can they? In Straight Expectations, Julie Bindel, an out lesbian since 1977, tracks the changes in the gay community in the last forty years and asks whether fighting for the right to marry has achieved genuine progress.
Drawing on extensive original research into changing attitudes towards sexuality, as well as interviews with scientists examining the 'gay gene', gay liberation pioneers, religious figures and key players of all political persuasions, Straight Expectations asks:
- Is sexual orientation learned or latent?
- Do lesbians and gay men have anything in common?
- Have we now reached a stage where the 'only gay in the village' mentality no longer has any place in society?
More than four decades after the start of the gay liberation movement, lesbians and gay men can legally marry, adopt children, and enjoy the same rights and respect as heterosexuals ... or can they? In Straight Expectations, Julie Bindel, an out lesbian since 1977, tracks the changes in the gay community in the last forty years and asks whether fighting for the right to marry has achieved genuine progress.
Drawing on extensive original research into changing attitudes towards sexuality, as well as interviews with scientists examining the 'gay gene', gay liberation pioneers, religious figures and key players of all political persuasions, Straight Expectations asks:
- Is sexual orientation learned or latent?
- Do lesbians and gay men have anything in common?
- Have we now reached a stage where the 'only gay in the village' mentality no longer has any place in society?
More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
248 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78356-000-4 (9781783560004)
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Person
Julie Bindel is a freelance journalist and feminist activist. She is the co-founder of Justice for Women and tweets under@bindelj