Queerly Classed Gay Men and Lesbians Write about Class |
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Editor:
| Raffo, Susan |
ISBN: | 978-0-89608-561-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 1999 |
Publisher: | South End Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $22.00 |
Book Description:
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This collection of thoughtful, courageous, and honest essays explores the intersections of class background, social status, and "queerness," challenging the often narrow and rigid definition of gay and lesbian community. Queerly Classed highlights the voices of those whose experiences of class-combined with race, ethnicity, gender, ability, and age to explode stereotypes of queers aspiring to assimilate into the mainstream of the American middle class.
This collection of thoughtful, courageous, and honest essays explores the intersections of class background, social status, and "queerness," challenging the often narrow and rigid definition of gay and lesbian community. Queerly Classed highlights the voices of those whose experiences of class-combined with race, ethnicity, gender, ability, and age to explode stereotypes of queers aspiring to assimilate into the mainstream of the American middle class.