Abigail Press, Gender and Sexuality Textbooks

Gender and Sexuality:
Perspectives on LGBT History and
Current Issues in a Changing World
Detailed Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter 1	Understanding Sexuality in the Nineteenth Century Early Understanding of Homoeroticism and Transgenderism Psychology Sexology Richard von Krafft-Ebing Albert Moll Significant LGBT Activists & Writers of the Late Nineteenth Century Havelock Ellis Karl-Maria Kertbeny (Benkert) Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Magnus Hirschfeld Oscar Wilde Edward Carpenter Henry James Walt Whitman
Chapter 2	Sexuality in the Twentieth Century The Impact of Freud The 1920s and 1930s Henry Gerber and Early Civil Rights Efforts The Study of Biological Links to Homosexuality The 1940s and 1950s The Kinsey Reports Increased Government Sponsored Research The Search for a “Cure” Toward Contemporary Perspectives of Sexual Orientation
Chapter 3	The Birth of the Gay Civil Rights Movement Foundations Laid During the War Growing Self-Awareness Birth of the Gay Press Barriers to Overcome: Post-War Sexism and Homophobia The Lavender Scare Gay Political Activism in the 1950s Bringing Lesbianism Into the Open
Chapter 4	Gay Protest and Rebellion in the 1960s and 1970s The Sexual Revolution and Gay Politics The Influence of Feminism on the Gay Rights Movement Homophobia in the Media Living Dual Lives The Road to Stonewall The Stonewall Riots The 1970s: The First Rays of Acceptance The Inevitable Backlash Harvey Milk and His Legacy
Chapter 5	HIV 101 Scope of the Problem What is HIV? How is HIV Contracted? What Are the Symptoms of Infection? How Does One Discover if They Have HIV? What is AIDS? Treatment of HIV The Historical Experience of HIV The Development of Public Policy on HIV Federal Funding for HIV Prevention and Treatment
Chapter 6	Sociocultural and Historical Impact of HIV/AIDS in the Gay Community Stigma, HIV, and Gay Culture Abstinence and Harm Reduction: Competing Models Some Thoughts on “Culture” and HIV Among Gay Men Cultural Concerns for HIV Risk Bathhouses Sex Parties The Internet Considerations for HIV Risk Practice Age Race HIV and Hispanic Men HIV and African-American Gay Men Substance Use Implications for Future Policy, Research and Clinical Practice Policy Research Clinical Practice
Chapter 7	Transgender and Beyond Rate Yourself I Know What That Means to Me Sex and Gender Transgender Transsexual Trans Man and Trans Woman, FTM and MTF Trans and Trans* Other Identities Never Give Up! One More Label! Who Put the T in LGBT? The Other Letters
Chapter 8	Transgender Issues Medical and Mental Health Issues The DSM and “Gender Dysphoria” Standards of Care Medical Abuse of Trans People Intersexual Children and Sex Assignment Surgery Transitioning Health Risks The Challenges of Aging Legal Issues Transgender Employment Protections Insurance Coverage Access to Public Accommodations and Housing Marriage Equality Parental Rights Hate Crimes Social Issues Interactions with the Cisgender World Transitioning at Work Living and Working with Transgender People Etiquette with Transgender Individuals A Troubled Alliance: Transphobia in the Gay Community
Chapter 9	Creating an American LGBT Literary Tradition Prominent White Gay and Bisexual Writers Walt Whitman Edward Prime-Stevenson Tennessee Williams Gore Vidal Allen Ginsberg Edward Albee Matt Crowley Tony Kushner’s Angels in America Noteworthy White Lesbian Authors Emily Dickinson Gertrude Stein Ann Bannon and the Rise of Lesbian Pulp Patricia Highsmith Susan Sontag’s Critique of Camp Rita Mae Brown Voices of Color: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, and the Harlem Renaissance James Baldwin John Rechy Audre Lorde Paula Gunn Allen Gloria Anzaldúa Transgender Literary Activism Kate Bornstein Matt Kailey Max Wolf Valerio Janet Mock
Chapter 10	LGBT Characters and Culture in Film and Television LGBT Characters in American Movies Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Significance in Early Film, 1895-1933 The Censorship Era, 1908-1956 Pansies and Mannish Women, 1934-1956 Silly, “Sick,” and “Criminal” Homosexual Characters in 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s Elevated LGBT Characters in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s Characters in Early Twenty-first Century Movies LGBT Issues and Characters in Television Homosexuality Issues on News Programs of the 1950s and 1960s Gay and Lesbian Characters in Television Drama of the 1960s Integration of Homosexual Characters, 1970-1990 Mainstreaming LGBT Television in the Twenty-first Century LGBT Presence in Animated Series LGBT Characters in Television Comedies and Dramas LGBT Figures on Talk Shows and Reality Programs
Chapter 11	Contemporary Experiences of LGBT People: Health Disparities, Adolescence, and the Queer Movement Important Historical Events of the Twenty-first Century Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Hate Crimes Legislation What Exactly is a Hate Crime? Advancing Definitions of Gender Marriage Equality Contemporary Behavioral Health Issues Facing LGBT People Mental Health & Substance Use Disparities A Framework for Understanding Disparities Stress Theory Sexual Minority Stress The Queer Movement Queer Theory
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Index

Gender and Sexuality:Perspectives on LGBT History and Current Issues in a Changing WorldDetailed Table of Contents

Gender and Sexuality:
Perspectives on LGBT History and
Current Issues in a Changing World
Detailed Table of Contents