Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Foreword xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. PART ONE. Gender, Sexuality, and Environmental Justice: Historical and Theoretical Roots
7. 1 Toward a Queer Ecofeminism 21
8. 2 Women, Sexuality, and Environmental Justice in American History 45
9. PART TWO. Gender, Sexuality, and Activism
10. 3 Feminist Theory and Environmental Justice 63
11. 4 Witness to Truth: Black Women Heeding the Call for Environmental Justice 78
12. 5 The Role of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Class in Activists’ Perceptions of Environmental Justice 93
13. 6 Sexual Politics and Environmental Justice: Lesbian Separatists in Rural Oregon 109
14. 7 Toxic Bodies? ACT UP’s Disruption of the Heteronormative Landscape of the Nation 127
15. PART THREE. Gender, Sexuality, and Environmental Health Concerns
16. 8 Producing “Roundup Ready^®” Communities? Human Genome Research and Environmental Justice Policy 139
17. 9 Public Eyes: Investigating the Causes of Breast Cancer 161
18. 10 Gender, Asthma Politics, and Urban Environmental Justice Activism 177
19. 11 No Remedy for the Inuit: Accountability for Environmental Harms under U.S. and International Law 191
20. PART FOUR. Gender, Sexuality, and Environmental Justice in Literature and Popular Culture
21. 12 Bodily Invasions: Gene Trading and Organ Theft in Octavia Butler and Nalo Hopkinson’s Speculative Fiction 209
22. 13 Home Everywhere and the Injured Body of the World: The Subversive Humor of Blue Vinyl 225
23. 14 “Lo que quiero es tierra”: Longing and Belonging in Cherríe Moraga’s Ecological Vision 240
24. 15 Detecting Toxic Environments: Gay Mystery as Environmental Justice 249
25. 16 “The Power is Yours, Planeteers!” Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Children’s Environmental Popular Culture 262
26. Notes on Contributors 277
27. Index 281