Sexuality Books

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31. Ex-Gay Research

    Analyzing the Spitzer Study and Its Relation to Science, Religion, Politics, and Culture

    By Jack Drescher, Kenneth J Zucker

    Defenders and critics of the controversial Spitzer study analyze its methodologies and findingsIn 2001, Robert L. Spitzer, MD, presented his study on sexual conversion therapy with its controversial findings that some homosexuals can change their sexual orientation. The resulting media sensation...

    Published March 21st 2006 by Routledge
32. Male-Male Intimacy in Early America

    Beyond Romantic Friendships

    By William E Benemann

    Previously hard-to-find information on homosexuality in early America—now in a convenient single volume!Few of us are familiar with the gay men on General Washington’s staff or among the leaders of the new republic. Now, in the same way that Alex Haley’s Roots provided a...

    Published March 9th 2006 by Routledge
33. Sons of the Church

    The Witnessing of Gay Catholic Men

    By Thomas B Stevenson

    The book that can help you reconcile being both gay and CatholicSons of the Church: The Witnessing of Gay Catholic Men spotlights testimonials from over thirty gay Catholic men to answer the question, “How can you be gay and Catholic?” Dr. Thomas B. Stevenson, who received degrees from...

    Published February 26th 2006 by Routledge
34. The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health

    A Practitioner's Guide to Service

    By Michael Shankle

    Get the comprehensive resource for LGBT public health issues!Public health services for sexual minorities have suffered from practitioners’ lack of knowledge about sexual or gender orientation, specific health concerns, and inherent system homophobia and heterosexism. The Handbook of Lesbian,...

    Published February 14th 2006 by Routledge
35. Imagining America at War

    Morality, Politics and Film

    By Cynthia Weber

    Ten films released between 9/11 and Gulf War II reflect raging debates about US foreign policy and what it means to be an American. Tracing the portrayal of America in the films Pearl Harbor (World War II); We Were Soldiers and The Quiet American (the Vietnam War); Behind Enemy Lines, Black Hawk...

    Published October 19th 2005 by Routledge
36. Dying to be Men

    Youth, Masculinity and Social Exclusion

    By Gary Barker

    Series: Sexuality, Culture and Health

    One of the first comparative reflections of its kind, this book examines the challenges that young men face when trying to grow up in societies where violence is the norm. Barker, who has worked directly with low-income youth and witnessed first hand the violence he describes, provides a compelling...

    Published April 20th 2005 by Routledge
37. Histories of Sexuality

    Antiquity to Sexual Revolution

    By Stephen Garton

    First published in 2005...

    Published October 28th 2004 by Routledge
38. Restoried Selves

    Autobiographies of Queer Asian / Pacific American Activists

    By John Dececco, Phd, Kevin Kumashiro

    Restoried Selves: Autobiographies of Queer Asian / Pacific American Activists presents the first-person accounts of 20 activists—life stories that work against common stereotypes, shattering misconceptions and dispelling misinformation. These autobiographies challenge familial and cultural...

    Published October 22nd 2003 by Routledge
39. Sex and Tourism

    Journeys of Romance, Love, and Lust

    By Kaye Sung Chon, Thomas Bauer, Bob Mckercher

    Explore the complex relationship between tourism and intimacy in this new book with a worldwide perspective! With a unique combination of academic and personal accounts, Sex and Tourism: Journeys of Romance, Love, and Lust takes you behind the scenes with motel owners, adventure travel guides,...

    Published May 13th 2003 by Routledge
40. Hotel Ritz¿Comparing Mexican and U.S. Street Prostitutes

    Factors in HIV/AIDS Transmission

    By R Dennis Shelby, David J Bellis

    Explore ways to reduce the rate of HIV infection in street prostitutes--and the inescapable connection between the heroin trade, prostitution, and HIV!This unique book draws on face-to-face interviews that the author conducted on the streets, with heroin-addicted street prostitutes in Southern...

    Published March 5th 2003 by Routledge