The Gay Deceiver

The Gay Deceiver
Author: John Patrick
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1988
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780822204336

THE STORY: Having decided to come out of the closet, David returns to his parents' Florida home with his lover, Butch, determined to reveal his homosexuality. But while his mother, Julia, and his dotty grandmother, Bunny, seem unruffled by his de

Death of the Gay Deceiver

Death of the Gay Deceiver
Author: Beverly Litlejohn
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2003
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1553957016

"From the moment a female impersonator's body is discovered in the stairwell of a Manhattan apartment house, two NYPD detectives, Maggie O'Dowd and Herb Klein, face the monumental task of linking all the pieces of the puzzle surrounding Billie Love, while struggling with personal demons-Maggie's inability to commit to her detective boyfriend, Vince Garza; and Herb's unrequited love for Maggie."--Amazon.com.

The Psychology of Death

The Psychology of Death
Author: Robert Kastenbaum, PhD
Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2000-02-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0826117015

In this extensively updated and revised edition, Dr. Kastenbaum continues to examine and expand upon issues of dying and the ways in which we shape and reshape our conceptions of death. New to the Third Edition are chapters on how we construct death; Death in adolescence and adulthood including discussion on suicide, physician assisted death and Regret Theory and Denial; new approaches to the role of death anxiety, Terror Management Theory, and Edge Theory, and much more. A major contribution to the literature -- this book is must reading for professionals and students of psychology, thanatology, gerontology, social work, and those working in hospice care.

Outlaw Representation

Outlaw Representation
Author: Richard Meyer
Publisher: Beacon Press
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2002
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780807079355

Outlaw Representation is a Beacon Press publication.

Death, Society and Human Experience (1-download)

Death, Society and Human Experience (1-download)
Author: Robert Kastenbaum
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 946
Release: 2015-07-22
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 131734894X

Providing an understanding of the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society. This book is intended to contribute to your understanding of your relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society. Kastenbaum shows how individual and societal attitudes influence both how and when we die and how we live and deal with the knowledge of death and loss. Robert Kastenbaum is a renowned scholar who developed one of the world's first death education courses and introduced the first text for this market. This landmark text draws on contributions from the social and behavioral sciences as well as the humanities, such as history, religion, philosophy, literature, and the arts, to provide thorough coverage of understanding death and the dying process. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers should be able to: -Understand the relationship with death, both as an individual and as a member of society -See how social forces and events affect the length of our lives, how we grieve, and how we die -Learn how dying people are perceived and treated in our society and what can be done to provide the best possible care -Master an understanding of continuing developments and challenges to hospice (palliative care). -Understand what is becoming of faith and doubt about an afterlife

Straight Skin, Gay Masks and Pretending to be Gay on Screen

Straight Skin, Gay Masks and Pretending to be Gay on Screen
Author: Gilad Padva
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2020-05-11
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1000057674

Straight Skin, Gay Masks and Pretending to Be Gay on Screen examines cinematic depictions of pretending-to-be-gay, assessing performances that not only reflect heteronormative and explicitly homophobic attitudes, but also offer depictions of gay selfhood with more nuanced multidirectional identifications. The case of straight protagonists pretending to be gay on screen is the ideal context in which to study unanticipated progressivity and dissidence in regard to cultural construction of human sexualities in the face of theatricalized epistemological collapse. Teasing apart the dynamics of depictions of both sexual stability and fluidity in cinematic images of men pretending to be gay offers new insights into such salient issues as sexual vulnerability and dynamics and long-term queer visibility in a politically complicated mass culture which is mostly produced in a heteronormative and even hostile cultural environment. Additionally, this book initially examines queer uses of sexuality masquerade in Alternate Gay World Cinema that allegorically features a world pretending to be gay, in which straights are harassed and persecuted, in order to expose the tragic consequences of sexual intolerance. Films and TV series examined as part of the analysis include The Gay Deceivers, Victor/Victoria, Happy Texas, William Friedkin’s Cruising and many other straight and gay screens. This is a fascinating and important study relevant to students and researchers in Film Studies, Media Studies, Gender Studies, Queer Studies, Sexuality Studies, Communication Studies and Cultural Studies.