Chapters in this book

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