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"You Can Tell Just By Looking": And 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People (Myths Made in America)

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"You Can Tell Just By Looking": And 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People (Myths Made in America)

2014 Lambda Literary Award Finalist: LGBT Nonfiction

Breaks down the most commonly held misconceptions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their lives
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In â€œYou Can Tell Just by Lookingâ€Â 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 â€œAll Religions Condemn Homosexualityâ€ and â€œTransgender People Are Mentally Ill,â€ have been used to justify discrimination and oppression of LGBT people. Others, such as â€œHomosexuals Are Born That Way,â€ have been embraced by LGBT communities and their allies. In discussing and dispelling these mythsâ€”including gay-positive onesâ€”the authors challenge readers to question their own beliefs and to grapple with the complexities of what it means to be queer in the broadest social, political, and cultural sense.
Country USA
Brand Beacon Press
Manufacturer Beacon Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780807042458
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2013-10-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780807042458

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