Gayspeak

Gay Male & Lesbian Communication

Plot

Examines the ways in which gay people communicate with one another, as well as with the heterosexual community--and analyzes how these processes influence public attitudes about homosexuality

Contents;
The social meanings of the words homosexual, gay, and lesbian --
Homosexual labeling and the male role / Rodney G. Karr --
Coming out as a communicative process / Fred E. Jandt and James Darsey --
Lesbians, gay men, and their "languages" / Joseph J. Hayes --
Inside the gay community --
Gayspeak / Joseph J. Hayes --
"Gayspeak" : a response / James Darsey --
Recognition among lesbians in straight settings / Dorothy S. Painter --
Communication patterns in established lesbian relationships / Connie L. Day and Ben W. Morse --
Gay masculinity in the gay disco / James W. Chesebro and Kenneth L. Klenk --
Gay fantasies in gay publications / John D. Glenn --
Homophobia --
Male homophobia / Stephen F. Morin and Ellen M. Garfinkle --
The pathogenic secret / Larry G. Ehrlich --
Androgyny, sex-role rigidity, and homophobia / Paul Siegel --
Gay images on television / Steven A. Simms --
Institutional forces shaping the public images of gay males and lesbians --
Images of the gay male in contemporary drama / James W. Carlsen --
Views of homosexuality among social scientists / James W. Chesebro --
Media reaction to the 1979 gay march on Washington / Jeffrey Nelson --
Educational responsibilities to gay male and lesbian students / Joseph A. DeVito --
Gay liberation as a rhetorical movement --
Consciousness-raising among gay males / James W. Chesebro, John F. Cragan, and Patricia McCullough --
From "commies" and "queers" to "gay is good" / James Darsey --
Troy Perry : gay advocate / David J. Robinson --
Lesbianfeminist rhetoric as a social movement / Vicki Nogle --
Gay rights and the political campaigns --
Gay civil rights and the roots of oppression / Sally Miller Gearhart --
Referendum campaigns vs. gay rights / Jan Carl Park --
Ideologies in two gay rights controversies / Barry Brummett --
Religious fundamentalism and the democratic process / Ronald D. Fischli.