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Same Sex is the most comprehensive anthology on homosexuality available. It goes beyond other classroom readers to explore historical conceptions of homosexuality, homosexual identity, and a variety of public policy issues, ranging from gay marriage to outing to military service. It also examines the issues from ethical, religious, and scientific perspectives. While the authors represent a wide range of opinions on homosexuality, the anthology cuts through the emotional fervor surrounding homosexuality to offer reasoned, lucid discussion of the issues.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Acknowledgments
I. Morality and Religion
1 Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homosexuality
2 A Reply to Corvino
3 Law, Morality, and "Sexual Orientation"
4 Homosexual Conduct: A Reply to the New Natural Lawyers
5 The Homosexual Movement
6 A Reply to the Ramsey Colloquium
7 The Bible on Homosexuality: Ethically Neutral
8 Romans 1:26-27 and Biblical Sexuality
II. Science and Identity
9 The Origins of Sexual Orientation: Possible Biological Contributions
10 The Exotic-Becomes-Erotic Theory of Sexual Orientation
11 The Ethical Relevance of Scientific Research on Sexual Orientation
12 Diversity and Variability in Women's Sexual Identities
13 Explaining Homosexuality: Who Cares Anyhow?
III. Identity and History
14 Aristophanes' Speech from the Symposium Plato
15 Revolutions, Universals, and Sexual Categories
16 Sex Before Sexuality: Pederasty, Politics, and Power in Classical Athens
17 The Reproduction of Butch-Fem Roles: A Social Constructionist Approach
18 Christian Brotherhood or Sexual Perversion? Homosexual Identities and the Construction of Sexual Boundaries in the World War I Era
19 Strangers at Home: Bisexuals in the Queer Movement
IV. Public Policy
20 Make Love, Not War: The Pentagon's Ban is Wise and Just
21 Dry-cleaning the Troops and Other Matters: A Critique of Don't Ask. Don't Tell
22 The Case for Outing
23 Outing, Ethics, and Politics: A Reply to Mohr
24 How Domestic Partnerships and "Gay Marriage" Threaten the Family
25 Who Needs Marriage?
26 Against Marriage
27 A Gay and Straight Agenda
Notes
Index
About the Contributors
Über den Autor / die Autorin
John Corvino
Zusammenfassung
Are gay rights "equal rights" or "special rights?" Is homosexuality immoral? While contributors to Same Sex, including the late John Boswell, David Halperin, and George Chauncey, often clash in opinion, they share a fundamental commitment to careful, rational discussion.
