Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene

by Robert Alan Brookey

Book Overview

Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of the Gay Gene examines the assumption that embracing the biological research on homosexuality is a viable political strategy for the gay rights movement. The biological argument for gay rights is treated as a "bio-rhetoric," a means of incorporating scientific research into public debates. The book investigates the biological research on which this gay rights argument is based, and explores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253340578
• ISBN13: 9780253340573
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.8"