Looking Queer

Body Image and Identity in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Self Help, Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Gay Studies
Cover of the book Looking Queer by Dawn Atkins, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Dawn Atkins ISBN: 9781136380198
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: October 12, 2012
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Dawn Atkins
ISBN: 9781136380198
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: October 12, 2012
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Looking Queer: Body Image in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities contains research, firsthand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession. Looking Queer will give members of these communities hope, insight, and information into body image issues, helping you to accept and to love your body. In addition, scholars, health care professionals, and body image activists will not only learn about queer experiences and identity and how they affect individuals, but will also understand how some of the issues involved affect society as a whole.

Dismantling the myth that body image issues affect only heterosexual women, Looking Queer explores body issues based on gender, race, class, age, and disability. Furthermore, this groundbreaking book attests to the struggles, pain, and triumph of queer people in an open and comprehensive manner. More than 60 contributors provide their knowledge and personal experiences in dealing with body image issues exclusive to the gay and transgender communities, including:

  • exploring and breaking down the categories of gender and sexuality that are found in many body image issues

  • finding ways to heal yourself and your community

  • discovering what it means to “look like a dyke” or to “look gay”

  • fearing fat as a sign of femininity

  • determining what race has to do with the gay ideal

  • discussing the stereotyped ”double negative”--being a fat lesbian

  • learning strategies of resistance to societal ideals

  • critiquing ”the culture of desire” within gay men’s communities that emphasizes looks above everything else

    Revealing new and complex dimensions to body image issues, Looking Queer not only discusses the struggles and hardships of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons, but looks at the processes that can lead to acceptance of oneself. Written by both men and women, the topics and research in Looking Queer offer insight into the lives of people you can relate to, enabling you to learn from their experiences so you, too, can find joy and happiness in accepting your body.

    Visit Dawn Atkin’s website at: http://home.earthlink.net/~dawn_atkins/

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Looking Queer: Body Image in Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, and Transgender Communities contains research, firsthand accounts, poetry, theory, and journalistic essays that address and outline the special needs of sexual minorities when dealing with eating disorders and appearance obsession. Looking Queer will give members of these communities hope, insight, and information into body image issues, helping you to accept and to love your body. In addition, scholars, health care professionals, and body image activists will not only learn about queer experiences and identity and how they affect individuals, but will also understand how some of the issues involved affect society as a whole.

Dismantling the myth that body image issues affect only heterosexual women, Looking Queer explores body issues based on gender, race, class, age, and disability. Furthermore, this groundbreaking book attests to the struggles, pain, and triumph of queer people in an open and comprehensive manner. More than 60 contributors provide their knowledge and personal experiences in dealing with body image issues exclusive to the gay and transgender communities, including:

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Amy Lowell, Diva Poet by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Handbook of Hazards and Disaster Risk Reduction by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Class by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Advocacy in English Language Teaching and Learning by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Landmarks in Linguistic Thought Volume III by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Radical Possibilities by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book The Psychology of Religious Behaviour, Belief and Experience by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Britain and Japan by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Learning to Teach RE in the Secondary School by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Reading Ads Socially by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Reframing Climate Change by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Public Libraries in the 21st Century by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Mary Celeste by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book TV Writing On Demand by Dawn Atkins
Cover of the book Aspects of British Music of the 1990s by Dawn Atkins
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy