Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 422
Trim: 6½ x 9¼
978-0-8476-8482-3 • Hardback • October 1997 • $30.95 • (£25.00)
978-0-8476-8483-0 • Paperback • January 1999 • $32.95 • (£25.00)
John Corvino teaches philosophy at Wayne State University. His articles on the subject have appeared in The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review and in the anthology Do We Need Minority Rights? Conceptual Issues. He resides in Austin, Texas.
Introduction
Acknowledgments
I. Morality and Religion
1 Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homosexuality
2 A Reply to Corvino
3 Law, Morality, and "Sexual Orientation"
4 Homosexual Conduct: A Reply to the New Natural Lawyers
5 The Homosexual Movement
6 A Reply to the Ramsey Colloquium
7 The Bible on Homosexuality: Ethically Neutral
8 Romans 1:26-27 and Biblical Sexuality
II. Science and Identity
9 The Origins of Sexual Orientation: Possible Biological Contributions
10 The Exotic-Becomes-Erotic Theory of Sexual Orientation
11 The Ethical Relevance of Scientific Research on Sexual Orientation
12 Diversity and Variability in Women's Sexual Identities
13 Explaining Homosexuality: Who Cares Anyhow?
III. Identity and History
14 Aristophanes' Speech from the Symposium Plato
15 Revolutions, Universals, and Sexual Categories
16 Sex Before Sexuality: Pederasty, Politics, and Power in Classical Athens
17 The Reproduction of Butch-Fem Roles: A Social Constructionist Approach
18 Christian Brotherhood or Sexual Perversion? Homosexual Identities and the Construction of Sexual Boundaries in the World War I Era
19 Strangers at Home: Bisexuals in the Queer Movement
IV. Public Policy
20 Make Love, Not War: The Pentagon's Ban is Wise and Just
21 Dry-cleaning the Troops and Other Matters: A Critique of Don't Ask. Don't Tell
22 The Case for Outing
23 Outing, Ethics, and Politics: A Reply to Mohr
24 How Domestic Partnerships and "Gay Marriage" Threaten the Family
25 Who Needs Marriage?
26 Against Marriage
27 A Gay and Straight Agenda
Notes
Index
About the Contributors
This series of essays and responses makes for a calm, measured debate on the morality of homosexuality and of society's treatment of homosexuals . . . [and] attempts to substitute reason and scholarship for diatribe.
— The Instrumentalist
This is a thoughtful book, one that provides plenty of space for reflection and drawing one's own conclusions—or seeking further information.
— National Catholic Reporter
One welcomes with enthusiasm, therefore, Same Sex, a series of twenty-seven essays which gives space to arguments on both, or more, sides of many of the issues surrounding homosexuality, and genuinely seeks to engage in intellectual debate.
— Times Literary Supplement
Exceptionally comprehensive, admirably balanced, endlessly thought-provoking."
— Bruce Bawer, author of A Place at the Table
[An] extremely useful collection of original pieces and recent classics.
— Chesire Calhoun, Department of Philosophy, Colby College
. . . lucidly distinguishes among nature/nurture, essentialist/constructionist, and determinist/voluntarist . . .
— Susan Henking, Hobart and William Smith Colleges; Religious Studies Review
Same Sex is the most comprehensive anthology on homosexuality available. It goes beyond other classroom readers to explore historical conceptions of homosexuality, homosexual identity, and a variety of public policy issues, ranging from gay marriageto outing to military service. It also examines the issues from ethical, religious, and scientific perspectives. While the authors represent a wide range of opinions on homosexuality, the anthology cuts through the emotional fervor surrounding homosexuality to offer reasoned, lucid discussion of the issues. Especially suited for applied ethics and gay and lesbian studies courses, Same Sex is also useful in more general courses in ethics, politics, moral theology, and social science. Features:
-A general introduction by the editor
-Many articles written or revised expressly for this collection
-Rigorous yet clear writing that is accessible to undergraduates
-Brief unit introductions that explain the salient issues and set the stage for debates
-Short abstracts before each article
-Study questions after each article
-Bibliographies of suggested further readings at the end of each unit.