antigay rhetoric and the Christian right Burack, Cynthia 1958- creator NetLibrary, Inc text Electronic books. nyu Albany State University of New York Press c2008 2008 monographic eng

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xxxiv, 187 p. ; 23 cm. Introduction: we are family -- Speaking right -- Queer is as queer does -- Defiling beds, hearts, and minds -- Who're you talking to -- Hate the sin -- Being intolerant -- Until the end of the world -- Rapture ready -- Know your audience -- Narratives -- Use your inside voice -- The nightmare of homosexuality -- Gay blades -- Laying hands on chick -- Behold the man (and his time) -- Chick lit -- The devil and homosexuals -- Sin of sins? -- Marketing hate -- Politics and witness -- Pure rapture -- Framing chick -- Standing in the gap -- Origin stories -- Becoming queer -- Saving homosexuals . . . and America -- Being of two minds -- Choice point -- The narrative of development -- What went wrong? -- From development to compassion -- The political work of compassion -- Our parents and friends -- Safety first -- Feeling sorry for themselves -- Getting what "we" deserve -- Pick an enemy -- And now we are terrorists -- Setting the straight story -- The politics of dessert -- Where's the harm? -- Bringing us all together -- Afterword: another gay agenda -- Listen up! -- Out in the public -- Another gay agenda -- Abbreviation. Cynthia Burack. Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-175) and index. Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. n-us--- Gays United States Democracy United States Homophobia United States Christianity and politics United States Homosexuality Religious aspects Christianity Homosexuality Moral and ethical aspects HQ76.8.U5 B85 2008eb 306.76/60882773082 (DLC) 2007025413 (OCoLC)145732901 9781435658646 (electronic bk.) 1435658647 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=232972 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=232972 N$T 080804 20200709055153.0 ocn237796976