Reminder: Michael Amico, You Can Tell Just by Looking: and 20 Other... @ Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:30pm - 8:30pm (Queer Things)

more details » Michael Amico, You Can Tell Just by Looking: and 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People at Books Inc Castro Books Inc Castro, 2275 Market St Michael Amico, You Can Tell Just by Looking: and 20 Other Myths about LGBT Life and People Breaks down the most commonly held misconceptions about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their lives In ""You Can Tell Just by Looking"" three scholars and activists come together to unpack enduring, popular, and deeply held myths about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, culture, and life in America. Myths, such as "All Religions Condemn Homosexuality" and "Transgender People Are Mentally Ill," have been used to justify discrimination and oppression of LGBT people. Others, such as "Homosexuals Are Born That Way," have been embraced by LGBT communities and their allies. In discussing and dispelling these myths--including gay-positive ones--the authors challenge readers to question their own beliefs and to grapple with the complexities of what it means to be queer in the broadest social, political, and cultural sense. Michael Amico (New Haven, Connecticut) is a PhD candidate in American studies at Yale University, and is writing a history of the love between two men in the Civil War. He has written for LGBT youth publications, such as "Young Gay America," and provided political analysis for the "Boston Phoenix" and other venues. When Sat Oct 19, 2013 7:30pm – 8:30pm Pacific Time Calendar Queer Things Who • Larry-bob Roberts - creator

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