Travis Alabanza: None of the Above

UK 2023, 214 pp.,brochure, € 19.95
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Canongate
Travis Alabanza examines seven phrases people have directed at them about their gender identity. These phrases have stayed with them over the years. Some are deceptively innocuous, some deliberately loaded or offensive, some celebratory; sentences that have impacted them for better and for worse; sentences that speak to the broader issues raised by a world that insists that gender must ... 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

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

Michael Bronski, Ann Pellegrini, Michael Amico (ed: »You Can Tell Just by Looking«

And 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People. USA 2013, 190 pp., brochure, € 15.95
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Beacon
This book breaks down the most commonly held misconceptions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their lives. In »You Can Tell Just by Looking« three scholars and activists come together to unpack enduring, popular, and deeply held myths about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, culture, and life in America. Myths, such as »All Religions Condemn Homosexuality« and ... Weiterlesen

Andrew Solomon: Far from the Tree

Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity. USA 2012, 976 S., brochure, € 18.50
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Simon and Schuster
In »Far from the Tree«, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who not only learn to deal with their exceptional children but also find profound meaning in doing so. Solomon's startling proposition is that diversity is what unites us all. He writes about families coping with deafness, dwarfism, Down syndrome, autism, schizophrenia, multiple severe disabilities, with children who are ... Weiterlesen

Delroy Constantine-Simms (ed.): The Greatest Taboo

USA 2001, 460 pp., brochure, € 22.67
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Does homosexuality remain the greatest taboo in Black culture? Is homosexuality a European cultural imposition on Africans? Are you Black first or queer? The editor has compiled 28 essays from academics and writers of all ethnic heritages, genders, and sexualities to explore the often volatile relationship Black gay men and lesbians share with others of their color. The sweeping scope ... Weiterlesen