Plane Queer: Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520274776 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 302 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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Read it. You won't be disappointed, I promise." --Chrislove"Daily Kos" (10/08/2013)" . "In this seemingly narrow demographic, Tiemeyer finds notable achievements in equal rights, from the first workplace health benefits for domestic partners, in 2001, to a 1984 legal decision forcing an airline to reinstate a flight attendant with AIDS, which he argues was a key step in the run-up to the 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act."--Don Sapatkin"Philadelphia Inquirer" (04/23/2013)"Tiemeyer's fascinating, in-depth study reveals that the very assumption that male flight attendants are gay has led to major conflicts--and major progress."--Jim Gladstone"Passport Magazine" (08/01/2013)"A stunning success and an enormously important contribution to not only LGBT history, but also to the labor, feminist, legal, aviation, and AIDS historiographic literatures."Plane Queer" is essential reading for anybody interested in LGBT history.Pick th
Interesting Having been a flight attendant.I never knew how much I was discriminated against ! but seriouslyand this book is VERY serious, there is a lot of substance and education here, This is not a happy "coffee tea or me" romp and giggle. It is very informative and should be enjoyed by people into the history of gay men, labor relations and airline history. Amazing. Not for the faint of heart or those looking for a "light" read.. A Fascinating Story of Sexuality and Gender in the Flight Attendant Corps "Plane Queer: Labor, Sexuality, and AIDS in the History of Male Flight Attendants" is an outstanding social history by Phil Tiemeyer about flight attendants and their challenges since the beginning of air transportation. He argues that these individuals were a distinct, highly-visible, uniquely-skilled work force whose actions were very much the stuff of popular culture. The male flight attendants looked to their profession as something more than a job; it was more like a calling, and it required sacrifice to carry the mission forward. Although the first stewards/flight attendants in the pre-World War II era were largely male,. Like Luther Vandross sang, "So Amazing"! I'm worried that tenure boards could say, "Well who cares about gay stewards?! No tenure for you!" However, this book is so amazing and thoughtful, it boggles the mind. I simply loooove this book and applaud the scholar for making it. This was such a profound mélange of history, gender studies, gay studies, inter alia, that it boggle the mind.The book's title has a double meaning. A gay steward is the "queer" on the plane. Moreover, they may perform a role in which they make the plane or plane staff or plane trip non-normative i.e. "queer." (Btw, I don't think the author ever mentions that they former Nirvana member pla
Beginning with the founding of the profession in the late 1920s and continuing into the post-September 11 era, Plane Queer examines the history of men who joined workplaces customarily identified as female-oriented. Tiemeyer also examines how this heavily gay-identified group of workers created an important place for gay men to come out, garner acceptance from their fellow workers, fight homophobia and AIDS phobia, and advocate for LGBT civil rights. Throughout their history, men working as flight attendants helped evolve an industry often identified with Ameri