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Good LGBT/Feminist reads?
wrongfrog:
Since I've obtained a tablet I've been looking into downloading books onto it, and I've already saved samples of books for the Kindle app. Books include a Queer History of the United States, Black Queer Studies, and The Beauty Myth. I look into reviews and such to make sure that books I put on my wishlist aren't too terribly written, and I thought some of you guys on here would be able to name good ones as well.
Atheissimo:
What about 'How to be Gay' by David M. Halperin?
I'm not a known acquaintance of Dorothy myself, but I have heard good reviews on BBC Radio 4 recently.
It's supposed to focus on the culture surrounding male homosexuality, the things you 'have to know'.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/books/how-to-be-gay-by-david-m-halperin.html?_r=0
Not a particularly wonderful view in The Guardian, though:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/29/how-be-gay-david-m-halperin
Rabbit of Caerbannog:
"Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity" by Julia Serano
wrongfrog:
--- Quote from: Rabbit of Caerbannog on December 17, 2012, 07:26:47 pm ---"Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity" by Julia Serano
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I actually have the preview for that one downloaded!
--- Quote from: Atheissimo on December 17, 2012, 07:22:05 pm ---What about 'How to be Gay' by David M. Halperin?
I'm not a known acquaintance of Dorothy myself, but I have heard good reviews on BBC Radio 4 recently.
It's supposed to focus on the culture surrounding male homosexuality, the things you 'have to know'.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/books/how-to-be-gay-by-david-m-halperin.html?_r=0
Not a particularly wonderful view in The Guardian, though:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/aug/29/how-be-gay-david-m-halperin
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I'd say that that book doesn't seem to be something I'd enjoy, based on the description. It might be worth a read if I want to see another perspective, but based on that review and others on Amazon, it seems as if this is typical reinforcing stereotypes that don't apply to even half of gay men, and that it's also very white-centric. I'm not using other peoples' opinions to decide my final verdict, but I will say that the description of the book makes it seem as if it really is reinforcing stereotypes that don't hold up. I could be wrong in my interpretation, and feel free to tell me if I am.
Rabbit of Caerbannog:
I also think pretty much anything by Jessica Valenti is amazing.
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