Aubrey Walter (ed.): Come Together

Years of Gay Liberation. UK 2018, 224 pp., brochure, € 18.95
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Verso
On the origins of European queer politics, »Come Together« tells the incredible story of the emerging radicalism of the Gay Liberation Front, providing a vivid history of the movement, as well as the new ideas and practices it gave rise to across the United Kingdom. Before marriage equality or military service, »Come Together« reminds us of paths forged but not ... Weiterlesen

Jeffrey Escoffier: American Homo

Community and Perversity. UK 2018, 288 pp., brochure, € 18.95
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Verso
An account of the way lesbian, gay, and bisexual people have challenged and changed society. The author tracks LGBT movements across the contested terrain of American political life, where they have endured the historical tension between the homoeroticism coursing through American culture and the virulent periodic outbreaks of homophobic populism. Escoffier explores how every new success enables a new disciplinary ... Weiterlesen

Mario Mieli: Towards a Gay Communism

Elements of a Homosexual Critique. UK 2018, 272 pp., brochure, € 39.95
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Pluto
First published in Italian in 1977, Mario Mieli's book is a landmark of revolutionary queer theory. Among the most important works ever to address the relationship between homosexuality, homophobia and capitalism, Mieli's essay continues to pose a radical challenge to today's dominant queer theory and politics. With extraordinary prescience, Mieli exposes the efficiency with which capitalism co-opts »perversions« which are ... Weiterlesen

Audre Lorde: A Burst of Light: and Other Essays

USA 2017, 144 pp., hardbound, € 27.95
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ixia press
Winner of the 1988 Before Columbus Foundation National Book Award, this path-breaking collection of essays is a clarion call to build communities that nurture our spirit. Lorde announces the need for a radical politics of intersectionality while struggling to maintain her own faith as she wages a battle against liver cancer. From reflections on her struggle with the disease to ... Weiterlesen

James Martin: Building a Bridge

How the Catholic Church and the LGBT Community Can Enter into a Relationship of Respect, Compassion, and Sensitivity. USA 2017, 150 pp., hardbound, € 19.99
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Harper Collins
On the day after the Orlando nightclub shooting, the author posted a video on Facebook in which he called for solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters. A powerful call for tolerance, acceptance, and support - and a reminder of Jesus' message for anyone to love one another - Father Martin's post went viral. Now, Martin expands on his reflections, ... Weiterlesen

Mona Eltahawy: Headscarves and Hymens

Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution. UK 2016, 240 pp., brochure, € 17.95
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Weidenfeld and Nicolson
»Headscarves and Hymens« explodes the myth that we should stand back and watch while women are disempowered and abused in the name of religion. In this laceratingly honest account, Eltahawy takes aim both at attitudes in the Middle East and at the western liberals who mistake misogyny for cultural difference. Her argument is clear: unless political revolution in the Arab ... Weiterlesen

Kerry Eleveld: Don't Tell Me to Wait

How the Fight for Gay Rights Changed America and Transformed Obama's Presidency. USA 2015, 368 pp., hardbound, € 27.99
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Perseus Group
Gay rights has been a defining progressive issue of Barack Obama's presidency: Congress repealed »Don't Ask, Don't Tell« in 2010 with his strong support, and in 2011, he instructed his Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act, helping to pave the way for a series of Supreme Court decisions that ultimately legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. This succession ... Weiterlesen

Michelangelo Signorile: It's Not Over

Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality. USA 2015, 272 pp., hardback, € 27.99
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Marriage equality has surged across the country. Closet doors have burst open in business, entertainment, and even major league sports. But the excitement of such breathless change makes this moment more dangerous than ever. Puncturing the illusion that victory is now inevitable, the author marshals stinging evidence that an age-old hatred, homophobia, is still a basic fact of American life. ... Weiterlesen

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: We Should All Be Feminists

UK 2014, 52 pp., pb., € 8.95
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What does »feminism« mean today? That is the question at the heart of »We Should All Be Feminists«, a personal, eloquently-argued essay - adapted from her much-viewed Tedx talk of the same name - by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of »Americanah« and »Half of a Yellow Sun«. With humour and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition ... Weiterlesen

John D'Emilio: In a New Century

Essays on Queer History, Politics, and Community Life. USA 2014, 282 pp., brochure, € 29.95
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A pioneering scholar of gay history, John D'Emilio reflects in this wide-ranging collection of essays upon the social, cultural, and political changes provoked by LGBT activism. He offers provocative questions and historical analyses: What can we learn from a life-long activist like Bayard Rustin, who questioned the wisdom of »identity politics«? Was Richard Nixon a »gay liberationist«? How can knowing ... Weiterlesen

Gayletter

Zeitschrift, halbjährlich, € 24.99
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Lifestyle - photography - art - opinion.

Joel Derfner: Lawfully Wedded Husband

How My Gay Marriage Will Save the American Family. USA 2013, 248 pp., hardback, € 26.95
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University of Wisconsin Press
When Joel Derfner's boyfriend proposed to him, there was nowhere in America the two could legally marry. That changed quickly, however, and before long the two were on what they expected to be a rollicking journey to married bliss. What they didn't realize was that, along the way, they would confront not just the dilemmas every couple faces on the ... Weiterlesen

Julia Serano: Excluded

USA 2013, 327 pp., brochure, € 24.95
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While many feminist and queer movements are designed to challenge sexism, they often simultaneously police gender and sexuality sometimes just as fiercely as the straight, male-centric mainstream does. Among LGBTQ activists, there is a long history of lesbians and gay men dismissing bisexuals, transgender people, and other gender and sexual minorities. In each case, exclusion is based on the premise ... Weiterlesen

John Corvino: What's Wrong with Homosexuality?

USA 2013, 170 pp., hardbound, € 24.95
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Oxford University Press
Is homosexuality unnatural? Does the bible condemn it? Does it matter whether gay people are »born this way«? The author has traversed the country responding to such questions. In this book, he makes the case for the moral value of same-sex relationships while offering insight into the ongoing culture wars. Many opponents object that same-sex relionships were morally wrong, or ... Weiterlesen

Shiri Eisner: Bi

Notes for a Bisexual Revolution. USA 2013, 345 pp., brochure, € 49.95
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Seal
Depicted as duplicitous, traitorous, and promiscuous, bisexuality has long been suspected, marginalized, and rejected by both straight and gay communities alike. In this forward-thinking and eye-opening examination, feminist bisexual and genderqueer activist Shiri Eisner takes readers on a journey through the many aspects of the meanings and politics of bisexuality. Informed by feminist, transgender, and queer theory, as well as ... Weiterlesen

Mary Bernstein and Verta Taylor (eds.): The Marrying Kind?

Debating Same-Sex Marriage Within the Lesbian and Gay Movement. USA 2013, 416 pp., brochure, € 34.99
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University of Minnesota Press
As the fight for same-sex marriage rages across the United States and lesbian and gay couples rush to marriage license counters, the goal of marriage is still fiercely debated within the LGBT community. This book draws on empirical research to examine these debates and how they are affecting marriage equality campaigns. The essays in this volume analyze the rhetoric, strategies, ... Weiterlesen

Ellen DeGeneres: Seriously ... I'm Kidding

USA 2013, 243 pp., brochure, € 18.95
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Hachette
The much-loved entertainer opens up about her personal life, her talk show, and joining the judges' table of »American Idol«. DeGeneres has hosted both the Academy Awards and the Primetime Emmys. As a film actress, she starred in »Mr. Wrong«, appeared in »EDtv« and »The Love Letter«, and provided the voice of Dory in the Disney-Pixar animated film »Finding Nemo«, ... Weiterlesen

Jeff Chu: Does Jesus Really Love Me?

A Gay Christian's Pilgrimage in Search of God in America. USA 2013, 353 pp., hardbound, € 24.95
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Harper Collins
When Jeff Chu came out to his parents as a gay man, his devout Christian mother cried. Every time she looked at him. For months. As a journalist and a believer, Chu knew that he had to get to the heart of a question that had been haunting him for years: does Jesus really love me? The quest to find ... Weiterlesen