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Free Download Marc E. Vargo, "Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century"
English | ISBN: 1560234121 | 2003 | 210 pages | EPUB | 298 KB
Examine the cornerstone incidents of modern gay political history!Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century is a compelling and thorough examination of same-sex controversies that range from accusations of obscenity and libel to espionage, treason, murder, and political dissent, with penalties that included censorship, imprisonment, deportation, and death. In each case, scandal brought the subject of homosexuality into public view in an explosive, sensational manner, stalling (and sometimes reversing) any progress made by the gay and lesbian community in mainstream society. Author Marc E. Vargo details the dignity, courage, and wisdom displayed by the gay men and women under attack in the face of public judgment.A unique blend of biography and gay political history, Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century recounts seven international incidents that tally the cost of being homosexual in a heterosexual society. In each episode, gay men or lesbians are targeted for legal persecution, subjected to sensationalized media coverage, and publicly condemned. The book examines the short- and long-term consequences of each controversy for those involved and the impact each scandal had on gay and mainstream society.Scandal: Infamous Gay Controversies of the Twentieth Century documents the stories of:

Free Download Robert Aldrich, "Who’s Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History: From World War II to the Present Day Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 0415291615 | 2002 | 480 pages | EPUB | 975 KB
Provides a comprehensive modern biographical survey of homosexuality in the Western world. Among those included are:

Free Download Parmesh Shahani, "Gay Bombay: Globalization, Love and (Be)longing in Contemporary India"
English | 2008 | pages: 351 | ISBN: 0761936483 | PDF | 1,2 mb
Using a combination of multi-sited ethnography, textual analysis, historical documentation analysis, and memoir writing, the author provides macro and micro perspectives on what it means to be a gay man located in Gay Bombay at a particular point in time. Specifically, he explores what being gay means to members of Gay Bombay and how they negotiate locality and globalization, their sense of identity as well as a feeling of community within its online/offline world. On a broader level, he critically examines the formulation and reconfiguration of contemporary Indian gayness in the light of its emergent cultural, media, and political alliances.

Free Download Drewey Wayne Gunn, "Gay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, 1881-1981: A Reader’s Guide"
English | ISBN: 0786497246 | 2014 | 204 pages | EPUB | 700 KB
While American gay fiction has received considerable scholarly attention, little has been given to developments in other English-speaking countries. This survey catalogs 254 novels and novellas by some 173 British, Irish and Commonwealth authors in which gay and bisexual male characters play a major role. Arranged chronologically from the appearance of the first gay protagonist in 1881, to works from the onset of the AIDS epidemic in 1981, in-depth entries discuss each book’s publication history, Description and significance for the construct of gay identity, along with a brief biography of its author. Including iconic works like Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890) and E.M. Forster’s Maurice, as well as lesser known but noteworthy novels such as Rose Macaulay’s The Lee Shore (1912) and John Broderick’s The Waking of Willie Ryan (1969), this volume-the first of its kind-enlarges our understanding of the development of gay fiction and provides an essential reading list.

Free Download Drewey Wayne Gunn, "Gay American Novels, 1870-1970: A Reader’s Guide"
English | ISBN: 0786499052 | 2016 | 200 pages | EPUB | 3 MB
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Free Download Karl Dunn, "How To Burn A Rainbow: My Gay Marriage Didn’t Make Me Whole, My Divorce Did"
English |ASIN : B0D2GXG1SV | 2024 | 346 pages | EPUB | 1200 KB
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Free Download Judith A. Markowitz, "The Gay Detective Novel: Lesbian and Gay Main Characters and Themes in Mystery Fiction"
English | ISBN: 0786419571 | 2004 | 312 pages | PDF | 10 MB
Gertrude Stein called it "the only really modern novel form that has come into existence," yet the mystery genre was a century old before it featured its first gay main character in a novel. Since then, gay and lesbian detective fiction has been one of the fastest growing segments of the genre. It incorporates gay and lesbian cultural elements and offers crossover appeal. Its authors call upon a century of development in the mystery genre, while providing new, more accurate images of lesbians and gay men than generally found in mainstream literature and popular media.

Free Download Georges-Claude Guilbert, "Gay Icons: The "
English | ISBN: 1476674337 | 2018 | 226 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Who are the most significant gay icons and how did they develop? What influence do they have on gay individuals and communities?

Free Download Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal PhD, "That’s So Gay!: Microaggressions and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community "
English | ISBN: 1433812800 | 2013 | 220 pages | PDF | 8 MB
This engagingly written book describes experiences of microaggressions, or subtle forms of discrimination, toward lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Nadal provides an overview of the current research literature on microaggressions and their impact on physical and mental health, and reviews discrimination towards LGBT individuals throughout history. He also examines how microaggressions may manifest in families, the workplace, health care environments, the media, school systems, and society at large.

Free Download Abbie E. Goldberg, "Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children: Research on the Family Life Cycle "
English | ISBN: 1433805367 | 2009 | 233 pages | PDF | 16 MB
The past several decades have seen increasing controversies over lesbian and gay parenthood. More same-sex couples than ever are becoming parents, while society struggles to define their legal rights pertaining to marriage and parenthood. Against this sociopolitical backdrop, how do same-sex couples transition to parenthood, and what are their experiences as parents? Furthermore, what are the experiences of their children? Lesbian and Gay Parents and Their Children provides a comprehensive overview of the research on same-sex parenthood, exploring ways in which lesbian and gay parents resist, accommodate, and transform fundamental notions of gender, parenting, and family. The book takes a family life cycle approach, beginning with research on how same-sex couples meet and build healthy relationships, then describing how and why same-sex couples decide to have children and how they grapple with the changing roles each partner must adopt. Their experiences raising children through young adulthood are explored, including the challenges of interacting with their children s schools and teachers. In the end, the book considers the perspectives of the children themselves as young adults and adults speak out about their experiences having lesbian or gay parents. Integrating both qualitative and quantitative research, this book incorporates a range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, sexuality/gender studies, and human development. It also highlights understudied aspects of same-sex parenting, such as termination of couple relationships. With practical recommendations in every chapter, this book is an indispensable resource for those who research lesbian and gay mental health and family issues, as well as those who provide services to lesbian and gay parents and/or parents-to-be.