Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Steelworkers
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (523 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 146962723X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The voices and stories captured by Balay--by turns alarming, heroic, funny, and devastating--challenge contemporary understandings of what it means to be queer and shed light on the incredible homophobia and violence faced by many: nearly all of Balay's narrators remain closeted at work, and many have experienced harassment, violence, or rape. Even as substantial legal and social victories are being celebrated within the gay rights movement, much of working-class America still exists outside the current narratives of gay liberation. Through the powerful voices of queer steelworkers themselves, Steel Closets provides rich insight into an understudied part of the LGBT population, contributing to a growing body of scholarship that aims to reveal and analyze a broader range of gay life in Americ
A MUST READ Lydia S.W. This is a must read, good enough material to make Oprah's Book Club! Embrace your NW Indiana brothers and sisters and also it's members of the LGBTA+ community! Enjoy this work of art written by a local author, Anne Balay for this amazing woman will NOT disappoint.. Book of the Year candidate! Steel Closets was a true tour de force, drawing from the finest traditions of sociology, psychology and social justice! Thanks to Dr Balay for opening the door for her readers.. It looks thin, but it isn't I am still making my way through this book. It isn't that it's bad; it's very well developed, and contains in-depth interviews conducted by the author. My initial thought that this book would be lightweight was in error. It is thin, but very, very mighty.You will get a good bang for the buck with this book. It's kind of sad though, too, these closeted steelworkers who cannot live their true lives. They are tough, gritty folk.
. Anne Balay teaches at Haverford College
Highly recommended.--Choice. Groundbreaking.--Chicago Post-TribuneA well-wrought contribution to LGBT studies.--Library JournalThis original, insightful, well-written, and concise story of class, gender, sexuality, and sometimes race is at turns harrowing and exciting. As a testament to the sheer magnitude of suffering, resourcefulness, and perseverance of our queer sisters and brothers in steel, she has written a labor of love.--Women's Review of BooksAn eye-opening read; you won't forget these interviews.--LavenderA must-read LGBT book of 2014.--The AdvocateBalay's life-changing book is a compelling 192-page study exploring how sexuality and gender overlap in the sprawling steel mills of Northwest Indiana. Their stories challenge our convenient stereotypes of what it means to be queer and how that has changed through time.--Chicago Sun TimesAn honest and intimate window into the lives of hard-working queer steelworkers whose lives st