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Slouching towards gaytheism :

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1438451113 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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1438451121 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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9781438451114 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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9781438451121 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Slouching towards gaytheism :

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Christianity and queer survival in America /

First Statement of Responsibility

W.C. Harris

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x, 267 pages ;

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24 cm

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SUNY series in queer politics and cultures

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-262) and index

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"The end of the rainbow, my pot of gold" : the queer erotics of purity balls and Christian abstinence culture -- Breeding fraternities : ex-gay ministries, barebacking, and alternative models of relation -- Jesus needs gays, yes he does : gay religion, queer spirituality, and the recalcitrance of ideology -- Slouching towards gaytheism : gay suicide, "it gets better," and religion's stranglehold on queer survival

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"Slouching towards Gaytheism brings together two intellectual traditions--the New Atheism and queer theory--and moves beyond them to offer a new voice for gay Americans and atheists alike. Examining the continued vehemence of homophobia in cultural and political debate regarding queer equality, this unabashed polemic insists that the needs met by religion might be met--more safely and less toxically--by forms of community that do not harass and malign gay and lesbian Americans or impede collective social progress. W. C. Harris argues that compromises with traditional religion, no matter how enlightened or well intentioned, will ultimately leave heteronormativity alive and well. He explores a range of recent movements, such as Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" project, reparative "ex-gay" therapy, Christian purity culture, and attempts by liberal Christians to reconcile religion with homosexuality, and shows how these proposed solutions are either inadequate or positively dangerous. According to the author, the time has come for "gaytheism": leaving religion behind in order to preserve queer dignity, rights, and lives." -- Publisher's description

Gays-- Religious life-- United States

Homosexuality-- Religious aspects-- Christianity

Homosexuality-- United States

United States, Religion

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Harris, W. C., (William Conley)

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20150302090442.0

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