James Hannaham: God Says No

USA 2010, 305pp., brochure, € 19.95
Kostenloser Versand ab 25 Euro Bestellwert.
Gary Gray marries his first girlfriend, a fellow student from Central Florida Christian College who loves Disney World as much as he does. They are both 19, god-fearing, and eager to start a family, but a week before their wedding Gary goes into a rest-stop bathroom and lets something happen. This is his testimony - the story of a young ... Weiterlesen

Martin Sixsmith: Philomena

UK 2009, 452 pp. pb, € 10.40
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Being a pregnant teenager Philomena Lee was sent to the convent at Roscrea to be looked after as a fallen woman. She cared for her baby for three years until the Church took him from her and sold him, like countless others, to America for adoption. Philomena's son, renamed Michael Hess, grew up to be a top Washington lawyer and ... Weiterlesen

Julia Serano: Whipping Girl

A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity. USA 2007, 390 pp., pb., € 24.95
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A provocative manifesto, »Whipping Girl« tells the powerful story of Julia Serano, a transsexual woman whose supremely intelligent writing reflects her diverse background as a lesbian transgender activist and professional biologist. Serano shares her experiences and observations ? both pre- and post-transition ? to reveal the ways in which fear, suspicion, and dismissiveness toward femininity shape our societal attitudes toward ... Weiterlesen

Jonathan Coe: The Rain Before It Falls

UK 2007, 278 pp., brochure, € 18.79
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As 73-year-old Rosamond sits alone in her remote Shropshire house, her dying thoughts turn to her cousin's granddaughter, Imogen, who has been blind from an early age. Rosamond realizes that she has one last duty to perform: to describe on tape, for Imogen's benefit, a series of 20 photographs which between them tell a tragic family history. At the centre ... Weiterlesen

Jack Gold (R): The Naked Civil Servant

UK 1975, OF, 77 Min., € 14.99
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The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant gay man, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England. A classic film starring John Hurt as Quentin Crisp.