LGBTQ+

Examines the latest work in biology, anthropology, psychology, and sociology; provides an original analysis of the gendered worlds of family, education, and work; and explores gender interactions, including friendship and love, sexuality, and violence.

Each chapter is interesting and important in its own right; taken together, they advance gender theory and research by developing a complex conception of sexuality that explores intersections between and amongst theories, levels of analysis and identities, linking case studies to international trends and theoretical debates to everyday experiences.

Responding to a critical need for greater perspectives on transgender life in the United States, Genny Beemyn and Susan (Sue) Rankin apply their extensive expertise to a groundbreaking survey-one of the largest ever conducted in the U.S.-on gender development and identity-making among transsexual women, transsexual men, crossdressers, and genderqueer individuals

This new addition to The Policy Press's Short Guide series provides an accessible guide to the main developments in gender studies, identifying the key concepts in the field. The guide recognizes the impact that feminist thinking and gender studies have had on policy making.

This vibrant anthology of ground breaking work by influential scholars, activists, performers, and visual artists is essential reading for anyone with an interest in sexuality studies.

Demonized by the Church throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, homosexuals became the scapegoats of society, constantly facing exile or a brutal death. In 'Heroes and Exiles' the human cost of this long exile is told through the lives of the most eminent homosexual men and women in history.