Brings together autobiographies, poetry, film studies, maps, documents, laws, and other texts to explore the meaning and practice of the word queer. This work means queer as both a form of social violence and a call to political activism; and queer as played by Robin Williams and Sharon Stone. It shows what it means to be queer in America.
Constrasting queer life today and in years past, this landmark book brings together autobiographies, poetry, film studies, maps, documents, laws, and other texts to explore the meaning and practice of the word queer.
