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Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society

by Bruce Bawer

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"Homosexual himself, Bawer differs from the homosexual stereotype in that he is devoutly Christian, conservative, staunchly monogamous, and temperate. He believes that there are so many others like him that they constitute a virtual gay silent majority — silent both because temperamentally deferent and because the anti-homosexual religious right and the oppressive gay subculture, rife with sexual and political excess (not to mention, Bawer maintains, profound self-loathing), drown out all moderating voices. In the two meaty central chapters — more than half of the four-chapter book — Bawer first patiently, logically, and ethically critiques the attacks and refutes the charges of anti-gays and then analyzes the self-destructiveness of the gay subculture....Bawer will probably be roundly reviled and misrepresented in both conservative and gay media, but to read him is to confront a reasonable, moral, and personable man whose opinions and interpretations open-minded and moderate persons will find very compelling." Booklist

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"This passionate, persuasive book should be the starting point for all future debate....At his best, Bawer depoliticizes a subject overcharged with rhetoric, reminding us that there's really no reason for shock value....Bawer artfully weaves autobiography into his eloquent defense of the common sense that exists somewhere between closeted denial and outrageous activism. This could be the crossover book many have been waiting for — plain and sane talk about a complex issue." Kirkus Reviews

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With "the bracingly rational passion of a writer who can think and feel at the same time" (The Wall Street Journal), Bruce Bawer exposes the heated controversy over gay rights and presents a passionate plea for the recognition of common values, "a place at the table" for everyone.
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ISBN:
9780671894399
Author:
Bawer, Bruce
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Sociology - General
Subject:
Gay Studies
Subject:
Gays
Subject:
Homosexuality
Subject:
Subculture
Subject:
Subculture -- United States.
Copyright:
1994
Edition Number:
1st Touchstone ed.
Edition Description:
B102
Series Volume:
1604
Publication Date:
October 1994
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
8.44 x 5.5 in 13.02 oz
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Product details 272 pages Simon & Schuster - English 9780671894399 Reviews:
"Review" by , "Homosexual himself, Bawer differs from the homosexual stereotype in that he is devoutly Christian, conservative, staunchly monogamous, and temperate. He believes that there are so many others like him that they constitute a virtual gay silent majority — silent both because temperamentally deferent and because the anti-homosexual religious right and the oppressive gay subculture, rife with sexual and political excess (not to mention, Bawer maintains, profound self-loathing), drown out all moderating voices. In the two meaty central chapters — more than half of the four-chapter book — Bawer first patiently, logically, and ethically critiques the attacks and refutes the charges of anti-gays and then analyzes the self-destructiveness of the gay subculture....Bawer will probably be roundly reviled and misrepresented in both conservative and gay media, but to read him is to confront a reasonable, moral, and personable man whose opinions and interpretations open-minded and moderate persons will find very compelling."
"Review" by , "This passionate, persuasive book should be the starting point for all future debate....At his best, Bawer depoliticizes a subject overcharged with rhetoric, reminding us that there's really no reason for shock value....Bawer artfully weaves autobiography into his eloquent defense of the common sense that exists somewhere between closeted denial and outrageous activism. This could be the crossover book many have been waiting for — plain and sane talk about a complex issue."
"Synopsis" by , With "the bracingly rational passion of a writer who can think and feel at the same time" (The Wall Street Journal), Bruce Bawer exposes the heated controversy over gay rights and presents a passionate plea for the recognition of common values, "a place at the table" for everyone.
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