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2. Desire in the Throes of Power Gay Liberation, Psychiatry, and the Politics of Classification
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction 1
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Part I: Origins
- 1. The Science of Civil Rights: The Rise and Demise of Sexual Deviancy 31
- 2. Desire in the Throes of Power Gay Liberation, Psychiatry, and the Politics of Classification 51
- 3. “Why Is My Child Gay?” The Liberal Foundations of Born This Way 69
- 4. Immutability before the Gay Gene Biology and Civil Rights Litigation 90
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Part II: Evolutions and Adaptations
- 5. Rise of the Gay Gene Science, Law, Culture, and Hype 107
- 6. From Pathology to “Born Perfect” Marriage Equality and Conversion Therapy Bans 135
- 7. The Scientific Gaze in Transgender and Bisexual Politics 160
- Conclusion: Beyond Born This Way Fluid Desires, Fixed Identities, and Entrenched Inequalities 190
- Acknowledgments 207
- Notes 211
- Index 275
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Introduction 1
-
Part I: Origins
- 1. The Science of Civil Rights: The Rise and Demise of Sexual Deviancy 31
- 2. Desire in the Throes of Power Gay Liberation, Psychiatry, and the Politics of Classification 51
- 3. “Why Is My Child Gay?” The Liberal Foundations of Born This Way 69
- 4. Immutability before the Gay Gene Biology and Civil Rights Litigation 90
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Part II: Evolutions and Adaptations
- 5. Rise of the Gay Gene Science, Law, Culture, and Hype 107
- 6. From Pathology to “Born Perfect” Marriage Equality and Conversion Therapy Bans 135
- 7. The Scientific Gaze in Transgender and Bisexual Politics 160
- Conclusion: Beyond Born This Way Fluid Desires, Fixed Identities, and Entrenched Inequalities 190
- Acknowledgments 207
- Notes 211
- Index 275