>From: bb05246@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu (John Hollister) >Date: Sat, 23 Apr 1994 19:39:47 -0400 (EDT) SOCIOLOGISTS' LESBIAN AND GAY CAUCUS NEWSLETTER SPRING 1994 (Electronic version) This is the ascii version of the SLGC newsletter. Please excuse any technological snafus in its preparation: the editor is a technological newbie. It is available on request from the editor, John Hollister, at bb05246@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu. It is primarily intended to publicize the caucus and recruit new members. About SLGC The Sociologists' Lesbian and Gay Caucus (SLGC) is organized to: * Encourage unprejudiced sociological research on lesbians and gay men and their social institutions; * Provide a forum for current research, teaching methods and materials, and professional issues relevant to homosexuality; * Monitor anti-gay ideologies in the distribution of sociological knowledge and to investigate practices oppressive to lesbians and gay men; * Oppose discrimination against gay and lesbian sociologists in employment, promotion, tenure, and research situations; * Maintain a social support network among its members. For more information contact: SLGC PO Box 8425 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48107-8425 To join, send dues to the above address. Student/Unemployed: $7.50 Regular: $15.00 Sponsor: $ Please include your name, address, phone, e-mail address, phone, etc. Your name will be included in a members-only directory unless you state otherwise.. Submission to the next issue: Hardcopy deadline June 1 to John Hollister, Dept. of Sociology, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY 13902. e-mail deadline June 15 bb05246@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu SOCIOLOGY AND THE NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON LESBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL STUDIES YOU CAN STILL SEND PAPERS UNTIL MAY 15 In order to make sure that there is a large social science presence at the InQueery/InTheory/InDeed: 6th North American Conference on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Studies 17-20 November 1994 at the University of Iowa, additional papers will be accepted until May 15. Please send completed papers with a brief abstract, including your name on the abstract only, to: Jodi O'Brien Department of Sociology University of Iowa W140 Seashore Hall Iowa City 52242 fax: (319) 335-2509 office: (319) 335-2487 e-mail: jobrien@vaxa.weeg.uiowa.edu Soapbox time. If you were reluctant to submit a paper to this conference, whether out of an allergic reaction to the jargon and the priorities of literary criticism, or disillusionment at the low profile of sociology at past "interdisciplinary" queer conferences, please reconsider. And pass the word to anyone you know who is doing work in this field in any of the social sciences. Gay and Lesbian studies have gathered an impressive degree of momentum in the past few years, yet very little of it consists of research on actual gays and lesbians in particular places at particular times. We can either withdraw and joke about the situation, or we can take part and reconstruct it as a genuinely interdisciplinary project rooted in sound social theory and in the concerns of our communities. John Hollister FROM THE CHAIR I hope this finds everyone having a great year! I just returned from the Pacific Sociological Association meetings where Peter Nardi organized a great session, "Teaching Strategies to Help Students Unlearn Heterosexism and Homophobia." The panelists first discussed a variety of methods that they have found useful in the classroom, then the audience of about 35 joined in to exchange ideas. I think it was a great success! Thanks, Peter! I was able to attend another good session, "Recent Advances in Queer Theory." Judging from the variety of sessions focusing on or including gay, lesbian, and bisexual issues, things are looking good. If anyone out there attended other regional meetings, please share with us what's happening elsewhere. While at these sessions there were many names and faces that I did not recognize. This suggests to me that we should make membership a priority concern. I think that there may be many folks, especially graduate students, who do not know that we exist. I'd like to ask everyone to make it a point to share this information with others. Membership applications should be available at our table; I will try to keep some with me to distribute at other times. I look forward to seeing everyone in Los Angeles. The grapevine suggests that we have a lot of exciting things in the works. Have a great summer - see you in August! Melissa S. Herbert LOS ANGELES: WHAT IS TAKING SHAPE SO FAR Kevin Henson, who is setting things up in Los Angeles, reports that the ASA will sponsor official tours of AIDS Project LA and the Gay and Lesbian Services Center. The City of West Hollywood may provide a shuttle from the conference for an SLGC dinner and night out. Kevin is also looking into reduced rates in West Hollywood hotels. He urges SLGC members to rent cars. Peter Nardi is organizing a session "25 Years after Stonewall: A Challenge to Sociology" including Ken Plummer, Lourdes Arguelles, Phil Wilson and Terrie Osborne. Nancy Whittier is organizing a regular session for the Collective Behavior and Social Movements section on "Identity, Discourse, and Social Movement Theory: Gay and Lesbian Movements" including papers by Mary Beth Krouse, Valerie Jenness, Martha Schmidt, and [name lost in an e-mail snafu]. Verta Taylor will act as discussant Wayne Brekhus is organizing a Student Honors Program roundtable on Gay, Bisexual and Gay Male Sexualities. Papers include: "Outside Discourse: The Social Reproduction of Tearooms" John Hollister; "Deconstruction of Sexual Identities in Puerto Rican Society" Pedro J. Cordova, Jr.; "Chameleons by Day, Peacocks by Night: Guppies (Gay Yuppies) in Suburbia" Wayne H. Brekhus; "Longings for and Resistances to Community: Lesbians Negotiating Self-Identity and Membership in 'the' Lesbian Community" Jane Downing; "Choice, Chance, or Chromosome: Lesbian Myths of Origin" C Lynn Carr. One of the roundtables of the Comparative and Historical Sociology will include "'Heteronormativity' in Historical Sociological Perspective", John Hollister. NEWBIES IN CYBERSPACE Even if you hate computers, please consider how e-mail facilitates political mobilization, academic networking, and breaking out of the isolation of remote campuses. Once you get your e-mail account from your friendly local computer center, then try joining these mailing lists: Louie Crew's list. This is an e-mail directory of lesbigay scholars. Most of the traffic on the list consists of new members' entry forms. Just send an e-mail message asking to join to: lcrew@andromeda.rutgers.edu Queer-Studies This list has become fairly active lately. In addition to the usual calls for papers, there has been a lot of discussion, including some arguments (but no flamewars :) ). As I am writing this, there is a heated discussion on tensions between sociology and literary criticism within gay/lesbian/queer theory. To join, send a message: subscribe queer-studies to the address: queer-studies-request@ferkel.ucsb.edu New International Mailing List: QueerPlanet QUEERPLANET is a list devoted to organizing and networking among the international l/g/b/t/o communities. It will be a means to foster communication between lgb activists,organizations and individuals all over the world in order to make the planet a queer one. QUEERPLANET is not intended to be a general discussion mailing list. It has a specific focus on topics of interest and importance in particular to worldwide lgb organizing, namely (i) ILGA conference in New York, NY starting June 27, 1994 the day AFTER Stonewall25. (ii) Obtaining lgb contacts (online or otherwise) in as many countries worldwide as possible (iii) Organizing to improve nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientation worldwide (iv) Improving interaction between the international queer organizations ILGA, LGHRC, ILGYO and AIMLGC and local groups and activists (and themselves). (v) Immigration issues as they affect queers of all countries Of course these will not be the only topics to be discussed but should serve as some kind of framework to guide discussion on the list. Another main reason for the existence of the list is to create an online space that is not dominated by events/people in the US and most importantly to foster networking between individuals and organizations interested in a Queer Planet. To join the QUEERPLANET mailing list Send a message to MAJORDOMO@vector.casti.com with a one line message 'subscribe queerplanet'. To leave the list, send the one line message to Majordomo@vector.casti.com 'unsubscribe queerplanet'. To post to the QUEERPLANET mailing list, send email to QUEERPLANET@vector.casti.com SIBLING ACTIVITIES AHA AND ALA CANCEL CINCINNATI AS SITE OF 1995 MEETINGS The American Library Association will not hold its 1995 Midwinter Meeting in Cincinnati because of a recent amendment to the city's Human Rights Ordinance barring the City Council from enforcing its laws that give legal protection to lesbian, gay or bisexual citizens. The governing Council of the American Historical Association has concluded that it will not hold its January 1995 annual meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio, because of the recent referendum in that city that eliminates sexual orientation as a basis for protection against discrimination. On November 2, 1993, Cincinnati voters amended the city's charter so as to bar the city council from enacting or enforcing laws that give equal legal protection to lesbian, gay, or bisexual citizens in seeking employment, housing, and public accommodations. The AHA Council took this action at its January 6 meeting in San Francisco. In taking this action, the AHA Council reaffirms its long-standing commitment to human rights and opposition to discrimination in all forms. The Cincinnati voters' action is similar to that taken in 1992 by Colorado voters, in opposition to which AHA President Louise Tilly, on be half of the Council, wrote to Colorado Governor Roy Romer on January 12, 1993. She wrote: "The American Historical Association deplores all acts of discrimination against minorities' or any group's enjoyment of their right to protection against discrimination and finds the action by Colorado voters repugnant and worthy of condemnation." In deciding to relocate the 1995 meeting, the Council reaffirmed this position through the adoption of the following policy statement: It is the policy of the American Historical Association not to hold its annual meetings in locations where its members would be subject to discrimination on the basis of age, gender, marital status, religion,national origin, physical ability, race, or sexual orientation under state or city laws, and the Association will implement this policy in its negotiations for annual meeting sites. In order to defray the considerable costs for breaking their contract, the Committee on Lesbian and Gay History is urging its members to send tax-deductible donations to the American Historical Association earmarked for the Human Rights Fund. The checks should be sent to Allida Black, 5429 N. 24th St., Arlington, VA 22205 POLITICAL SCIENCE The 52nd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association took place April 14-16, 1994 at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. It included a panel on on Gay and Lesbian issues: Chair: Kenneth Sherrill, Hunter College, CUNY "Political Opportunity Structures and Political Change: The Case of Gay and Lesbian Rights Movements." Claude Dufour, University of Illinois, Chicago "Social Constructionist Creation of Self-Identity Among Homosexual Men and Women: Empirical Evidence on the Role of Social Behavior." Tim Evanson, American University "Stereotypes and Stereotypicality: Their Implications for Tolerance of Gays." Ewa A. Golebiowska, Ohio State University "Gay Rights and the Clinton Coalition; Gays-In-The-Military as a Case Study in the Dynamics of Public Support for the President." Douglas Strand, University of California, Berkeley Discussant: Kenneth Sherrill, Hunter College, CUNY LESBIAN/GAY/QUEER STUDIES ASSOCIATION IN CANADA In keeping with the decision made at the 1993 Learned Societies Conference at Carleton University in Ottawa, a newly formed association for lesbian/gay/ queer studies will hold its inaugural conference at this year's Learned Societies Conference at the University of Calgary on June 8 and 9, 1994. The conference will include sessions on "(De)Constructing the Lesbian/Gay Literary Canon," "Homophobia and Heterosexism: Struggles in the Academy," "Theory and Practice of Implementing Lesbian/Gay/Queer Studies in Canadian Universities," "Canadian Political Mobilizing," "Lesbians/Gays and the Law," and a joint session with the Canadian Women's Studies Association on lesbian issues. The name and nature of the association will be decided at an inaugural meeting. Vancouver politician Betty Baxter will deliver the closing address. For more information, write: Prof Doug Arrell, Dept of Theatre, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3B 2E9. CALLS FOR PAPERS The Journal of Homosexuality: Special Edition: Marketing to Gays and Lesbians JH is inviting papers to be considered for publication in a special edition titled Marketing to Gays and Lesbians. Dan Wardlow of the Department of Marketing at San Francisco State University will serve as editor of this special edition. Complete manuscripts up to twenty-five pages including references and tables should be submitted to Dan at the address below, and are due May 31, 1994. Themes for the issue include (but are not limited to): Gays and Lesbians as Consumers Marketing's "Targeting" of Gays and Lesbians Strategic Issues in Developing a Marketing Mix Ethical Issues in Managerial Decision-Making Research Issues in Studying this Segment Possible topics for papers include (but are not limited to) gender orientation and consumption comparing gay men and lesbians as consumers measurement of an "invisible" segment cross-cultural comparisons analogies to targeting other minority group segments advertising and gay/lesbian media differential advertising appeals segment viability portrayal of gays and lesbians in advertising historical perspectives gender orientation and materialism Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. The JH recognizes the rich and interdisciplinary nature of research in this area and encourages the submission of works utilizing diverse perspectives and paradigms. Authors submitting papers for this special Edition will be expected to be available as reviewers for other papers in the Special Edition. 1) 4 copies on or before May 31, 1994 2) APA style 3) Not to exceed 25 double-spaced typewritten pages 4) Separate title page with author's name, affiliation, contact address, and phone 5) All subject to blind review. Don't reveal your identity in the body of the paper 6) MUST NOT have been published, accepted for publication, or be under consideration for publication somewhere else 7) Editors reserve the right to edit and republish the Special Edition with Haworth Press as a book entitled Marketing to Gays and Lesbians with appropriate credit given to authors whose papers appear in the book edition. For additional information, or to submit papers contact: Dan Warlow Special Edition Editor Department of Marketing San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132 415-338- 6376 voice 415-338-6237 fax Sadw484@academic.calpoly.edu CALL FOR REVIEWERS *Queer-e* -- a new electronic journal devoted to the accessible, provocative and interdisciplinary examination of issues of importance to gay, lesbian, bisexual and otherwise queer communities -- is seeking reviewers. Persons interested in in reading and commenting upon work submitted for publication should contact Caitlin Fisher at caitlin@polsci.yorku.ca or Todd Karges at tckarges@watarts.uwaterloo.ca. Please include a brief description of your academic and/or activist interests and recent work in your reply. SUBMISSIONS - Law and Sexuality - A Review of Lesbian and Gay Legal Issues Welcomes submissions from those in the social sciences. They write, "we have published a couple of articles which are not typical `law review' articles, but help attorneys with sociological research. The journal will be more than happy to look over any paper which is submitted and to work with authors on publication." They may be contacted at: Tulane Law School, 6801 Freret St., New Orleans, LA, 70118, 504-865-5835 or fax: 504-865-6748. Youth I am planning an edited interdisciplinary volume on lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth, divided into three major sections -- theory/research/practice, intervention, and policy. Anyone interested in contributing a sociological perspective on youth should get in touch with me. Tony D'Augelli/Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802/814-863- 0241/ard@psuvm.psu.edu "Queerly Phrased" A Collection of Articles on Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Language edited by Anna Livia and Kira Hall University of California at Berkeley Feminist discussions of language have brought the topic of gender to the forefront of recent linguistic analysis. In this volume, we seek to extend this analysis to include sexuality and gender identity. The collection will explore the relationship between language and gender positions in a variety of cultures and language groups, representing the diversity of language use within queer culture. We are looking for papers which incorporate recent developments in queer theory and feminist theory, as well as papers which draw on more traditional models of language analysis, in order to establish a place in linguistics for queer studies. Abstracts should describe what the paper is about in approximately 1,000 words, outlining the approach, the theoretical base, analytical tools used, and conclusions drawn (however tentative). In addition, authors should submit a biographical sketch of up to 500 words in which they describe their academic or other affiliation, research, and publications. The sketch should include a brief statement relating personal background to the topic of study. Please address all queeries and correspondence to: Anna Livia, Department of French, 4125 Dwinelle Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 94720 (e-mail: livia@uclink.berkeley.edu; fax: 510-642-2194; telephone 510-658-4192); or Kira Hall, Department of Linguistics, 2337 Dwinelle Hall, University of California at Berkeley, 94720 (e-mail: khall@garnet.berkeley.edu). Abstracts due May 15, 1994 (If you have an idea you would like to discuss with us or an already finished paper, please contact us and tell us about it.) THE JOURNAL OF POPULAR FILM AND TELEVISION SEX AND SEXUALITY IN CINEMA A special issue of The Journal of Popular Film and Television is now being planned on the topic of "Sex and Sexuality in Cinema." Articles may especially center upon the "materiality" of cinematic sexual representation. Possible subjects include 1) hard and soft-core pornography, 2) explicit or symbolic representation of sexual activity in various world cinemas, various genres, and across different phases of industry history, 3) issues of censorship, 4) changing perspectives on nudity, 5) sexual themes and preoccupations of producer, director, writer, star, 6) changing perceptions of "sex goddess" and "hunk", 7) costume, make-up, lighting, music, and the erotic, 8) representations of childhood and adolescent sexuality, 9) representations of male and female homosexuality, 10) perceptions of sexuality in the context of race or ethnicity, 11) advertising cinematic sexuality. Reflecting JPFT's pluralistic approach, contributions may draw upon a variety of strategies: psychoanalytic, semiotic, archival, etc. However, "headier" discussions of sexual difference and gender construction in the Lacanian mode are not sought; these have been widely featured in other journals. Interdisciplinary bibliographies are also encouraged. In general, papers should be ten to twenty-five doubled-spaced pages, carry notes at the end, and follow the MLA Style Sheet. Inquiries, three copies of the manuscript, and a self-addressed, stamped envelope should be sent to: Harvey Roy Greenberg, M.D. 320 West 86th Street New York City, NY 10024-3139 FAX: (718) 430-7282 International Congress on Cross Dressing, Sex and Gender This is the first call for papers to an International Congress on Cross Dressing, Sex and Gender being organized by the Center for Sex Research at California State University, Northridge, Ca. 91330. The Congress will be held in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles on February 23-26, 1995 and is being sponsored by a number of different organizations in the scholarly and cross dressing community. Papers are invited on transvestism, transsexualism and all aspects of non conforming gender expression. We are soliciting and anticipate wideranging viewpoints summarizing and criticizing current research in biological, psychological, sociological, cultural, and historical aspects of gender crossing. Organized sessions are particularly encouraged which will allow widespread discussion of where we have been, and where we are going, and what we need to do to come to terms with a variety of gender behaviours. Interested participants should submit four copies of the abstract of the proposed paper or session. Abstract should be no longer than 500 words. Personal identification of submitter should be on a separate sheet attached to the first copy. Deadline for abstracts is October 1, 1994. Send abstracts or request for information to: International Congress on Cross Dressing, Sex and Gender Center for Sex Research California State University Northridge Northridge, CA. 91330 For additional information: Fax (818)885-5561 FEMINIST TEACHER How do you teach about sexism, racism, homophobia, and other forms of oppression? Have you developed lesson plans or courses dealing with AIDS, human rights, anti-Semitism, peace and justice, violence against women, world politics, imperialism, or the environment from a feminist perspective? Feminist Teacher seeks essays, articles, course descriptions, bibliographies, and letters-to-the-collective describing how educators address these and other issues in the classroom. The magazine also seeks reviews of books, periodicals, and videos that address pedagogical issues from a feminist perspective. Feminist Teacher reaches educators in a variety of disciplines and in all grade levels -- preschool through graduate school, in traditional as well as nontraditional classroom settings. We ask authors to keep the diversity of this audience in mind and to avoid technical or abstract language. To make syllabi as useful and accessible as possible to readers, we ask that contributors include full citations of all texts as well as a brief introduction to clarify the background, primary concerns, or other important aspects of the class or material. For a copy of our Manuscript Guidelines, please write: Feminist Teacher, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts 02766 Subscription Rates for U.S. addresses are $18 individuals, $32.50 institutions (please write for international, including Canadian, rates). LETTERS Dear Editor: I was surprised by the tone of Joel Brodsky's review of Bearing Witness, the recent book by Philip Kayal. It was not constructive (the definition of constructive is: "promoting improvement or development"). We need to encourage, not lacerate, one another. AIDS is an extraordinarily provocative issue. Let's support diverse expressions and analyses of the factors involved. Sincerely, David J. Frank Dear Friends, On the occasion of Europride 1994 (15-26 June in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) the ALBUM-Foundation prepares for the realisation of an exciting new visual project, named My First Queer World Atlas. This letter is an invitation to you to help the non-profit project to succeed. Not with your money but with your personal knowledge of queer, gay or lesbian lifestyles. We want to consult you about some questions we have. Your answers will be extremely valuable for the effectiveness of the project. Your efforts will help to both enrich and promote the project. As a result of your cooperation, we can give to the world a resource for our times My First Queer World Atlas. Imagine an atlas containing from 10 to 30 pages representing the world and the continents. The pages show visual images, both real and imagined, representing facts, figures, events, people, places and so on, all of which serve as a source, or a focus, or a symbol in queer, gay or lesbian life all over the world. The intention of My First Queer World Atlas is of a visual, artistic and playful representation of the collected data, rather than of a mere scientific display which would reduce its impact and its audience. The size of the pages will be large: 45 x 70 cm. The idea is to produce the original pages on a larger-than-life-format of 135 x 210 cm and install them as an imaginary globe during exhibitions or special occasions (just like the Quilt-Project). Design and display will be done by young European artists who have already proven their skills and commitment in the field of gay arts. My First Queer World Atlas will be a hand-made book and composed in a surrealist, rather than a realist or a natural style. The impact of My First Queer World Atlas can be likened to the first atlasses of China, Medieval Europe, the Dark Continent, the flowers or the oceans of the world. The geography of queer/gay/lesbian cultures is still in its infancy; the idea of a first atlas filled with a mix of imaginary and real data in an accessible style is both impressive and seductive; and such an atlas would represent a graphic outcome. The result will be a very rich book which will survive our era; a new way and a new landscape through which gay and lesbian cultures can express their selves. The big challenge facing My First Queer World Atlas is to successfully collect examples and facts from all over the world. The project does not expect to be just a compendium of facts and figures: its impact will be in the imaginative ways the data is presented. Thus its success depends on examples which show the omnipresence and variety of expressions and lifestyles - and even regulation - of gay and lesbian life from all over the world. You can help us with your personal or professional things worth knowing of queer/gay/lesbian life in your country or city, in your daily experience, in your field of knowledge, or in your mental map of the world. We invite you to assist us in realizing this collective project. Our request is simple: send us, before May 1994, any data you remember or know of, which you would like to see included in a first queer world atlas. All kinds of data (intimate, historical, spatial, cultural, sexual, literary, political, medical, funny, nonsense etc. etc.) are welcome, as long as they can be visualized and localized within a certain spot/ place/ space/ city/ region/ country/ continent/ etc.). If possible, send us the following details of a certain fact, figure or focus: -the place of the event -the moment of the event -which type of event (medical, historical, artistic etc..) -if possible, the context of the event (briefly) -the source or origin of your knowledge, as precisely as possible -your full name and address, for responses (include fax/email etc.) and for credits. We ask you to think about the idea of My First Queer World Atlas and to answer us soon. Why don't you rush from now till April through your journals, books, files, network of friends, or whatever, to collect details for the entrees. Don't hesitate to interest other playful people you know of, particularly in South-Europe, Africa, South-America or the Far-East. Please bring our request to the attention of afficionados and institutions in your field or environment, and ask them to send us any data as outlined above. Thank you very much for your attention. We are looking forward to your reply, sincerely, on behalf of the board of the ALBUM AMSTERDAM Foundation yours, Mattias DUYVES, Eva KEIJZER Foundation ALBUM AMSTERDAM [International Information- and Exhibitioncenter for Expressions of Gay and Lesbian Cultures] Voetboogstraat 7 1012 XK AMSTERDAM The Netherlands tel: #..-3120.623.7622 fax: #..-3120.683.5198 email: duyves@fsw.ruu.nl email: hekma@sara.uva.nl BOOKS and JOURNALS Peter Nardi has been named as the social science book review editor for GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. The History of Sexualities in Australia Project has produced an interim annotated bibliography of 379 items dealing with sexuality in Australia. The price (in Australian dollars) is $10 plus $5 postage. Women's Studies Program, Canberra ACT 0200 AUSTRALIA Additional work is being assembled by Jill Mathews and Judith Ion. "Prejudice and Pride: Lesbian and Gay Traditions in America," the long-awaited special issue of _New York Folklore_, is now available from the New York Folklore Society (248 pp, 50 illustrations). Edited by outgoing New York Folklore editors Deborah Blincoe and John Forrest, "Prejudice and Pride" brings together pioneering humanistic scholarship and grass roots writing and imagery. Artists, musicians, activists, folklorists, anthropologists, historians, and literary critics explore such topics as varieties of lesbian and gay spirituality, lesbian coded body rhetoric in the butch/femme tradition, the social significance of drag, an oral history of sex and intimacy before AIDS, a textual space for discourse on Amazon rage, and queer politics and music as queer praxis. The articles are pioneering, risky, passionate, reflective, and readable. Following an editorial essay by Blincoe and Forrest and an introduction by Joe Goodwin are articles by Dana Heller, William Leap, Jimmy Browning, Leonard Norman Primiano, Jan Laude, and Charles Bergengren; "Voice of Tradition" pieces by Curtis Harris and Leota Lone Dog, Jan Phillips, Alix Dobkin, Joe E. Jeffreys, and Michael Avrut; and folklore notes by W. Dorr Legg and Kay Turner. For more information about the special issue, its contents, and its background, contact Deborah Blincoe, Editor, New York Folklore, Social Sciences Building, SUNY College at Purchase, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, New York 10577. E-mail: jforrest@purvid.purchase.edu. To Order: Subscription to New York Folklore is a benefit of membership in the New York Folklore Society ($35 individuals, $50 institutions). Non- members can order copies of "Prejudice and Pride" for $12.95 plus $3.00 shipping. To order please send your check to the New York Folklore Society at the address below. Unfortunately we cannot accept credit card, fax, or e-mail orders; institutional purchase orders are fine. Inquiries are of course welcome in any medium. The High School Journal (ISSN 0018-1498/86) has just published its special issue on "the gay teenager." It is a double issue (v.77, no. 1 and 2, Oct/Nov-Dec/Jan, 1993-94) and offers 19 articles on the subject. The table of contents: O' Conor, Andi. "Who Gets Called Queer in School? Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Teenagers, Homophobia and High School." Anderson, Dennis A. "Lesbian and Gay Adolescents: social and Developmental Considerations." Monteiro, Kenneth P. and Vincent Fuqua. " African American Gay Youth: One Form of Manhood." Rofes, Eric E. "Making Our Schools Safe for Sissies." Wooten, Cecil W. "The Elusive "Gay" Teenagers of Classical Antiquity." Brogan, Jim. "Gay Teens in Literature." Kielwasser, Alfred P. and Michelle A. Wolf. "Silence, Difference, and Annihilation: Understanding the Impact of Mediated Heterosexism on High School Students." Griffin, Pat. "Homophobia in Sport: Addressing the Needs of Lesbian and Gay High School Athletes." Reynolds, Amy L. and Michael J. Koski. "Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Teens and the School Counselor: Building Alliances." Lipkin, Arthur. "The Case for a Gay and Lesbian Curriculum." Uribe, Virginia. "Project 10: A School-Based Outreach to Gay and Lesbian Youth." Blumenfeld, Warren J. " "Gay/Straight" Alliances: Transforming Pain to Pride." Leap, William L. "Learning Gay Culture in "A Desert of Nothing:" Language as a Resource in Gender Socialization." Singerline, Hugh. "OutRight: Reflections on an Out-of-School Gay Youth Group." Sears, James T. "Challenges for Educators: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families." McLaren, Peter. "Moral Panic, Schooling, and Gay Identity: Critical Pedagogy and the Politics of Resistance." Harbeck, Karen M. "Invisible No More: Addressing the Needs of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth and Their Advocates." Elia, John P. "Homophobia in the High School: A Problem in Need of a Resolution." Leck, Glorianne. "Politics of Adolescent Sexual Identity and Queer Responses." APA Journal Vol. 2, No. 1 (Spring Summer 93) is titled: Witness Aloud: Lesbian, gay and bisexual Asian/Pacific American Writings. $10 plus $2 for handling from Asian American Writers Worshop, 630 First Ave., 4K, New York NY 10016. Subs are $24 ($40 for institutions). 2/year. Other issues have dealt with regendering (latest issue) and Korean American writing. 1994 GAY/LESBIAN BOOK AWARD WINNERS The American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Book Awards Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the 1994 Gay/Lesbian Book Awards. The awards are given annually to two books of exceptional merit examining lesbian and/or gay experience and published during the prior calendar year. Established in 1971, the Gay and Lesbian Task Force Book Awards are the nation's oldest and long-lived. The two award winning books were selected by a group of thirteen academic, public, and special librarians from institutions throughout the United States. This year the ten finalists considered for the awards were selected from a list of 47 nominated titles, which in turn were drawn from a listing of over six hundred titles, fiction and non-fiction, that were identified as having gay or lesbian content. The 1994 Gay and Lesbian Book Award for Literature goes to Leslie Feinberg for STONE BUTCH BLUES (Firebrand Books), a poignant exploration of transgendered identity in the years surrounding the Stonewall Uprising. Chosen as the 1994 Nonfiction award winner, FAMILY VALUES: TWO MOMS AND THEIR SON by Phyllis Burke (Random House) chronicles the author's transformation from the closet to activism though the catalyst of lesbian parenthood. Both books were selected from a list of ten finalists. Runners up of the awards, all worthy of recognition as some of the best books of 1993, include: LITERATURE: GROWING UP GAY: AN ANTHOLOGY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE edited by Bennet Singer (New Press) THE LAST GENERATION by Cherrie Moraga (South End Press) SCISSORS, PAPER, ROCK by Fenton Johnson (Pocket Books) SHE'S ALWAYS LIKED THE GIRLS BEST: LESBIAN PLAYS by Claudia Allen (Third Side Press) NON-FICTION: THE LESBIAN AND GAY PARENTING HANDBOOK: CREATING AND RAISING OUR FAMILIES by April Martin (HarperPerennial) LESBIAN CULTURE: AN ANTHOLOGY edited by Julia Penelope and Susan J. Wolfe (Crossing Press) LESBIANS, GAY MEN AND THE LAW by William B. Rubenstein (New Press) STONEWALL by Martin Duberman (Dutton) The book awards will be presented on June 27, 1994, during an awards ceremony at the American Library Association annual conference in Miami, Florida. With the selection of the 1994 award winners, the Gay and Lesbian Book Award Committee now turns its attention to reading titles for the 1995 awards. The committee welcomes and encourages nominations from the general public, excluding only those persons affiliated with book publishing firms. Nominations for English- language books published in 1994 can be submitted through December 31, 1994. Nominations must include a brief statement -- about one-half page in length -- as to why the title is being recommended. Nominations may be sent by to Ellen Greenblatt, Chair, American Library Association Gay and Lesbian Book Award Committee, Central Technical Services, Lockwood Library Building, State University of New York at Buffalo, Box 602200, Buffalo, NY 14260-2200. Nominations may also be sent by FAX to (716) 645-5955 or by email to either ULCREG@UBVM (BITNET) or ULCREG@UBVM.CC.BUFFALO.EDU (Internet). PLEASE CIRCULATE 1993 BIBLIOGRAPHY Dear readers, please send in notices about your work. Thank you Peter for starting the list of 1994 references: Nardi, Peter M., David Sanders and Judd Marmor (1994) Growing Up Before Stonewall: Life Stories of Some Gay Men. NY: Routledge Here is a bibliography of some relevant works published in 1993, along with a few from 1992 that were omitted in last year's bibliography. If someone could take on the task of keeping up with everything that may be of interest to caucus members, please step forward. Thanks especially to Stephen O. Murray for sending in many of these references. Abelove, Henry, Michele Aina Barale and David M. Halperin, eds. (1993) The Lesbian and Gay Studies Reader NY: Routledge Adam, Barry D. (1993) "In Nicaragua: Homosexuality Without a Gay World". Journal of Homosexuality 24:171-181. Aldrich, Robert (1993) The Seduction of the Mediterranean. NY: Routledge Britton, P.J.; JJ Zarski, S.E. Hobfoll (1993) "Psychological Distress and the Role of SIgnificant Others in a Population of Gay/Bisexual Men in the Era of HIV". AIDS Care 5:43-54 Brodsky, Joel I. (1993) "The Mineshaft: a retrospective ethnography". Journal of Homosexuality 24:2533-251. Browning, Frank (1993) The Culture of Desire: Paradox and Perversity in Gay Lives Today. NY: Crown Burger, John R. (1993)One-Handed Histories: Popular Memory and the Eroto-Politics of Gay Male Pornography NY: Hayworth Butler, Judith (1993) Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of "Sex" NY: Routledge Collins, Jack (1993) "Matters of Fact: Establishing a Gay and Lesbian Studies Department" Journal of Homosexuality 24:109-123 Connell, R.W. and G.W. Dowsett (1992) Rethinking Sex: Social Theory and Sexuality Research. Philadelphia: Temple Connell, Robert W. (1992) "A Very Straight Gay: Masculinity, Homosexual Experience, and the Dynamics of Gender" American Sociological Review 57:735-751 Coxon AP; Coxon NH; Weatherburn P; Hunt AJ; Hickson F; Davies PM; McManus TJ. (1993) "Sex role separation in sexual diaries of homosexual men."AIDS 7:877-882. Demb, Janet (1992) "Are Gay Men Artistic? A Review of the Literature" Journal of Homosexuality 23,4:83-92 Donovan, James M. (1993) "Homosexual, Gay and Lesbian: Defining the Words and Sampling the Populations" "Journal of Homosexuality" 24,1:27-47. Doty, Alexander (1993)Making Things Perfectly Queer: Interpreting Mass Culture U of Minnesota Dowling, L. (1993) "Esthetes and Effeminati (Homosexuality and English Society)" Raritan 12:52-68. Duberman, Martin B. (1993) Stonewall. NY: Dutton Evans, David T. (1993) Sexual Citizenship: The Material Construction of Sexualities. NY: Routledge Feinberg, Leslie (1993) Stone Butch Blues Ithaca: Firebrand Gammon, Carolyn (1993) "Lesbian Studies Emerging in Canada" Journal of Homosexuality 24,1:137-160 Garber, Linda Lesbian Sources: A Bibliography of Periodical Articles, 1970-1990. Garland Garber, Marjorie (1992) Vested Interests: Cross-Dressing and Cultural Anxiety. NY: HarperCollins Gil, V.E. (1992) "The Cut Sleeve Revisited: A Brief Ethnographic Interview with a Male Homosexual in Mainland China." Journal of Sex Research 29:569-577 Gonzales, MH and SA Meyers (1993) "Your Mother Would Like Me: Self Presentation in the Personal Ads of Heterosexual and Homosexual Men and Women" Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin V19N2: 131-142 Hall, J. M. (1993) "Lesbians and alcohol: patterns and paradoxes in medical notions and lesbians' beliefs." Journal of Psychoactive Drugs 25:109-119. Hekma, Gert and Theo Vandermeer (1993) "Gay and Lesbian Studies in the Netherlands" Journal of Homosexuality V24,1:125-136. Herek, G. M. and E. K. Glunt (1993) "Interpersonal contact and heterosexuals' attitudes toward gay men: results from a national survey." Journal of of Sex Research 30:239-244. Hooker, Evelyn (1993) "A Scientific View on Homosexuality: Reflections of a 40-year Exploration" .American Psychologist 48:450-453. Hunter, B. Michael, ed. (1993) Sojourner: Black Gay Voices in the Age of AIDS. NY: Other Countries Press. Other Countries, Vol. II Innala, S.M. and K.E. Ernulf (1992) "Understanding Male Homosexual Attraction: An Analysis of Restroom Graffiti" Journal of Social Behavior and Personality. 7:503-510 Jacobs, Sue-Ellen, Jason Cromwell (1992) "Visions and Revisions of Reality: Reflections on Sex, Sexuality, Gender, and Gender Variance" Journal of Homosexuality 23,4:43-69. Javaid, G. A. (1993) "The children of homosexual and heterosexual single mothers." Child Psychiatry and Human Development 23:235-248. Johansson, Warren and William A. Percy (1993)Outing: Shattering the Conspiracy of Silence New York: Hayworth. Kayal, Philip (1993)Bearing Witness: Gay Men's Health Crisis and the Politics of AIDS Boulder: Westview Press. Kennedy, Elizabeth Lapovsky and Madeline D. Davis (1993) Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community. NY: Routledge Kippax, S. et.al. (1993) "Sustaining Safe Sex: A Longitudinal Study of a Sample of Homosexual Men" AIDS 7:257-263. Klein, Alan M. (1993) Little Big Men: Bodybuilding Subculture and Gender Construction. Albany: SUNY Press Klein, Fritz (1993) The Bisexual Option, 2nd Edition Binghamton: Harrington Park Press Leyland, Winston (1993) Gay Roots:An Anthology of Gay History, Sex, Politics, and Culture Vol. 2. San Francisco: Gay Sunshine Press Maggiore, Dolores, ed. Lesbians and Child Custody Garland Marcus, Eric (1993) Is it a Choice? Answers to 300 of the Most Frequently Asked Questions about Gays and Lesbians San Francisco: HarperCollins Martin, Karin A. "Gender and Sexuality: Medical Opinions on Homosexuality 1900-1950" Gender and Society Vol 7 #2 June 1993 The relationship between gender and sexuality varies historically, according to medical articles on homosexuality. Mends-Leite, Rommel and Pierre-Olivier de Busscher, eds. (1993) Gay Studies from the French Cultures: Voices from France, Belgium, Brazil, Canada and the Netherlands. Binghamton: Harrington Park Press Namaste, KI (1993) "Deconstruction, Lesbian and Gay Studies, and Interdisciplinary Work: Theoretical, Political and Institutional Strategies" Journal of Homosexuality 24,1:49-64 Nelson, Emmanuel S. (1993) Critical Essays: Gay and Lesbian Writers of Color. Binghamton: Harrington Park Press Newton, Esther (1993) "My Best Informant's Dress: The Erotic Equation in Fieldwork" Cultural Anthropology 8:3-23 Pollack, Michael (1993)The Second Plague: AIDS Prevention and Sexual Transmission among Men in Western Europe NY: Hayworth Richlin, A. (1993) "Not Before Homosexuality: The Materiality of the Cinaedus and the Roman Law against Love between Men" Journal of the History of Sexuality 3:523-573. Robertson, M. M. (1992) "Lesbians as an invisible minority in the health services arena." Health Care for Women International 13:155-63. Rohrbach, J.B. (1992) "Lesbian Families: Clinical Issues and Theoretical Implications" Professional Psychology 23:467-473 Roscoe, Will (1993) "History's Future: Reflections on Lesbian and Gay History in the Community" Journal of Homosexuality 24,1:161-179 Rust, Paula C. (1993)"'Coming Out' in the Age of Social Constructionism: Sexual Identity Formation among Lesbian and Bisexual Women" Gender and Society Vol. 7 #1 pp 50-77 Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky (1993) Tendencies. Durham: Duke University Press Singer, Linda (1992) Erotic Welfare: Sexual Theory and Politics in the Age of Epidemic. NY: Routledge Trippet S. E. and J. Bain (1992) "Reasons American lesbians fail to seek traditional health care." Health Care for Women International 13:145-153. Tsang, Dan (1993) "Breaking the silence: The emergence of the lesbian and gay asian press in north america." in Linda A. Revilla et al (eds) Bearing Dreams, Shaping Visions: Asian Pacific American Perspectives. Pullman: Wash. State Univ. Press Turner, HA, Hays R.B., Coates T.J. (1993) "Determinants of Social Supprt Among Gay Men: The Context of AIDS" Journal of Health and Social Behavior 34:37-53 Vanruden, H., F. Vangriensven, J. Hendriks (1992) "Homosexual Role Separation: Implications for Analyzing and Modeling the Spread of HIV" Journal of Sex Research 29:477-499. Walshbowers, R.T., S.J. Parlours (1992) "Researcher-Participant Relationships in Journal Reports on Gay Men and Lesbian Women" Journal of Homosexuality 23,4:93-112. Warner, Michael (1993) Fear of a Queer Planet: Queer Politics and Social Theory. Minneapolis: Minnesota Weatherburn, P. et.al (1993) "No Connection between Alcohol Use and Unsafe Sex among Gay and Bisexual Men" IAIDS. 7:115-119 Whitam, Fl; M. Diamond, J. Martin (1993) "Homosexual Orientation in twins - A Report of 61 Pairs and 3 Triplet Sets." Archives of Sexual Behavior V22 N3:187-206 Wolfe, Susan J., and Julia Penelope, eds. (1993) Sexual Practice, Textual Theory: Lesbian Cultural Criticism. Cambridge: Blackwell. Yuzgun, Arslan (1993) "Homosexuality and Police Terror in Turkey" Journal of Homosexuality 24, 3/4:159-169. Zeeland, Steven (1993) Barrack Buddies and Soldier Lovers: Dialogues with Gay Young Men in the US Military. NY: Hayworth