Out in the world : gay and lesbian life from Buenos Aires to Bangkok
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New York : Random House, ©1992., New York : Random House, [1992].
Edition
First edition.
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xviii, 365 pages ; 24 cm.
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Terry Mangan Memorial Library - NONFICTION | SOC064000 MIL | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Random House, ©1992., New York : Random House, [1992].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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In his award-winning In Search of Gay America, Neil Miller dispelled stereotypes with his evocative portraits of gays and lesbians in small cities and rural towns across the country. Now, in Out in the World, he takes us on a fascinating and unique tour through even less-charted territory: the current state of gay and lesbian life in twelve countries around the globe. "This is a volume of reportage," Miller writes, "an examination of lives of gays and lesbians and the societies that formed them, reflected them - and were often (but not always) at odds with them." We travel with him to Egypt, where the Western notion of gay identity is an alien concept but where strict separation of the sexes has fostered a long history of homosexuality. We visit Japan, where lesbians and gays are not so much discriminated against as politely ignored. We stop off in Denmark, where same-sex marriage is legal, and go to Czechoslovakia and the former East Germany, where gays and lesbians cope with new freedoms and economic dislocations following the collapse of communism. Whether he's talking to lesbian Maoris in New Zealand or gay South African gold miners, Miller captures the vivid, absorbing, and often inspiring stories of women and men who are simply trying to live their lives, often in a climate of repression or opposition. From Thailand to Argentina to Australia to Hong Kong and beyond, Miller addresses such questions as: Just what does "gay" or "lesbian" mean? How relevant is the dichotomy we in the West set up between "homosexual" and "heterosexual"? What are the preconditions that make it possible for individuals to live an openly gay or lesbian life, and how has gay liberation, feminism, and AIDS affected countries outside the United States? Out in the World is a book destined to be a modern classic, a globetrotting account that provides valuable insight into the social, cultural, religious, and political factors that influence the formation of gay and lesbian sexuality and community
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Miller, N. (1992). Out in the world: gay and lesbian life from Buenos Aires to Bangkok (First edition.). Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Neil, 1945-. 1992. Out in the World: Gay and Lesbian Life From Buenos Aires to Bangkok. Random House.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Miller, Neil, 1945-. Out in the World: Gay and Lesbian Life From Buenos Aires to Bangkok Random House, 1992.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Miller, Neil. Out in the World: Gay and Lesbian Life From Buenos Aires to Bangkok First edition., Random House, 1992.
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