Pray the Gay Away : The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays /

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In the Bible Belt, it's common to see bumper stickers that claim One Man + One Woman = Marriage, church billboards that command one to "Get right with Jesus," letters to the editor comparing gay marriage to marrying one's dog, and nightly news about homophobic attacks from the Fa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Barton, Bernadette (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Homophobia.
Gays.
Christianity and culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Gay Studies.
homosexuality.
Christianity.
Homosexualite.
Christianisme.
Homosexuels > États-Unis (Sud)
Homosexuality
Homophobia
Christianity
Homosexuality.
Christianity and culture > Southern States.
Gays > Southern States.
Homophobia > Southern States.
Southern States.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : "in the eyes of the Lord"
  • Welcome to the Bible belt
  • "My parents disowned me" : family rejection
  • "God would tell on me" : losing their religion
  • "They don't know who I am" : the toxic closet
  • "Going straight" : the ex-gay movement
  • "Prepare to believe" : the creation museum
  • "The opposite of faith is fear" : destruction and transformation
  • "God can love all of me" : living the life
  • What the future holds.

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