Research Catalog

Title

Homophobia : how we all pay the price / edited by Warren J. Blumenfeld.

Publication

Boston : Beacon Press, ©1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

Blumenfeld, Warren J., 1947-

Description

x, 308 pages; 24 cm

Summary

"The hatred of lesbians, gay males, and bisexuals remains an "acceptable" prejudice in our society, despite the widespread damage it causes in all of our lives. Inviting sexual minorities and heterosexual men and women to become allies in the fight against homophobia, the contributors to this anthology explore how homophobia colludes with sexism by forcing people into rigid gender roles; how homophobia causes unnecessary pain and alienation in family relationships; how it works against health-care policy and arts administration that would benefit all members of society; and how homophobia leaves the policies of religious institutions unfulfilled. In both personal and analytical essays, the contributors show how the fight to end homophobia is everyone's fight if we are to bring about a less oppressive and more productive society. They offer concrete suggestions on transforming attitudes, behaviors and institutions."--Publisher's description.

Subjects

• USA
• United States
• Sexismus
• Aufsatzsammlung
• Diskriminierung
• Abweichendes Sexualverhalten
• Homosexuality
• homosexuality
• Heterosexism > United States
• Homophobia > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

• Definitions and origins : homophobia and other oppressions. Squeezed into gender envelopes / Warren J. Blumenfeld -- S(h)ifting the terms of hetero/sexism : gender, power, homophobias / Ann Pellegrini -- Racism and homophobia as reflections on their perpetrators / Phillip Brian Harper -- Moving beyond binary thinking / Robyn Ochs and Marcia Deihl.
• Children, families, and homophobia. From silence to suicide : measuring a mother's loss / B. Jaye Miller -- "It has nothing to do with me" / Diane Elze -- "In the best interests of the child" : thoughts on homophobia and parenting / Diane Raymond -- Homophobia, homosexuality, and heterosexual marriage / Jean S. Gochros.
• Other societal manifestations of homophobia. Appearances / Carmen Vázquez -- Lesbian baiting as sexual harassment : women in the military / Michelle M. Benecke and Kirstin S. Dodge -- Loving what is real : toward an inclusive Jewish family / Margaret Holub -- True to our tradition / Gary E. Doupe -- Homophobia, censorship, and the arts / David Eberly -- Homophobia and AIDS public policy / Jeffrey Levi.
• Breaking free. On being heterosexual in a homophobic world / Cooper Thompson -- Homophobia and the healing of society / Amanda Udis-Kessler -- Benefits for nonhomophobic societies : an anthropological perspective / Walter L. Williams -- Conducting antiheterosexism workshops : a sample / Warren J. Blumenfeld.

ISBN

• 0807079189
• 9780807079188
• 0807079197
• 9780807079195

LCCN

91036287

OCLC

• ocm24544734
• 24544734
• SCSB-1949051

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library