Queer Family Values
Author | : Valerie Lehr |
Publisher | : Temple University Press |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : 1566396840 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781566396844 |
Rating | : 4/5 (844 Downloads) |
Download or read book Queer Family Values written by Valerie Lehr and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American culture is at war over "family values." And with the issue of gay and lesbian marriage often at the center of this discourse, notable thinkers like Andrew Sullivan, William Eskridge, Urvashi Vaid, and Torie Osborn have engaged in the battle. But why, Valerie Lehr asks, debate over the right of gays to take part in a socially defined institution designed to perpetuate inequalities among people?