Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender CommunitiesLooking Queer: Body Image in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities contains research, firsthand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession. Looking Queer will give members of these communities hope, insight, and information into body image issues, helping you to accept and to love your body. In addition, scholars, health care professionals, and body image activists will not only learn about queer experiences and identity and how they affect individuals, but will also understand how some of the issues involved affect society as a whole. Dismantling the myth that body image issues affect only heterosexual women, Looking Queer explores body issues based on gender, race, class, age, and disability. Furthermore, this groundbreaking book attests to the struggles, pain, and triumph of queer people in an open and comprehensive manner. More than 60 contributors provide their knowledge and personal experiences in dealing with body image issues exclusive to the gay and transgender communities, including:
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Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and ... Dawn Atkins Limited preview - 1998 |
Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and ... Dawn Atkins Limited preview - 2012 |
Looking Queer: Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and ... Dawn Atkins No preview available - 1998 |
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