ISBN:
9780415913782
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (317 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Homo Economics : Capitalism, Community, and Lesbian and Gay Life
DDC:
305.906640973
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
Homo Economics is the first honest account of the tense relationship between gay people and the economy. This groundbreaking collection brings together a variety of voices from the worlds of journalism, activism, academia, the arts, and public policy to address issues including the recent economic history of the gay community, the community's response to its changing economic circumstances, and the risks inherent in a narrow definition of liberation
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Homo Economics: Capitalism, Community, and Lesbian and Gay Life; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I A Community Divided; 1 The Gay Marketing Moment; 2 A History in Ads: The Growth of the Gay and Lesbian Market; 3 High Anxiety: I Was a Stepford Queer at the Inaugural Ball; 4 Sexuality, Class, and Conflict in a Lesbian Workplace; 5 Gentrification and Gay Neighborhood Formation in New Orleans: A Case Study; 6 Beyond Biased Samples: Challenging the Myths on the Economic Status of Lesbians and Gay Men; 7 Lesbian and Gay Occupational Strategies
Description / Table of Contents:
Part II The Contradictions of Capitalism for Lesbians and Gay Men: Some Theoretical Perspectives8 Queer Political Economy: The Social Articulation of Desire; 9 The Political Economy of the Closet: Notes toward an Economic History of Gay and Lesbian Life before Stonewall; 10 The Sexual Division of Labor, Sexuality, and Lesbian/Gay Liberation: Toward a Marxist-Feminist Analysis of Sexuality in U.S. Capitalism; 11 Do Gay Men Have a Stake in Male Privilege?: The Political Economy of Gay Men's Contradictory Relationship to Feminism; Part III Arguments and Activism
Description / Table of Contents:
13 Where Has Gay Liberation Gone?: An Interview with Barbara Smith14 The Hoax of "Special Rights": The Right Wing's Attack on Gay Men and Lesbians; 12 Homosexual Liberation: A Socialism of the Skin; 15 Lavender Labor: A Brief History; 16 Laboring for Gay Rights: An Interview with Susan Moir; 17 Class Action: Bringing Economic Diversity to the Gay and Lesbian Movement; 18 Domestic Partner Benefits: A Primer for Gay and Lesbian Activists; 19 AIDS and the Moral Economy of Insurance; Contributors; Index;
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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