In Changing Times: Gay Men and Lesbians Encounter HIV-AIDS
The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a major catastrophe for gay communities. In less than two decades, the disease has profoundly changed the lives of gay men and lesbians. Not just a biological and viral agent, HIV has become an opportunistic social invader, reshaping communities and the distribution of wealth, altering the social careers of gay professionals and the patterns of entry into gay and lesbian life, and giving birth to groups like ACT UP and Queer Nation.\ The distinguished...
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The HIV/AIDS epidemic has been a major catastrophe for gay communities. In less than two decades, the disease has profoundly changed the lives of gay men and lesbians. Not just a biological and viral agent, HIV has become an opportunistic social invader, reshaping communities and the distribution of wealth, altering the social careers of gay professionals and the patterns of entry into gay and lesbian life, and giving birth to groups like ACT UP and Queer Nation. The distinguished contributors to this volume discuss the ways HIV/AIDS has changed collective and individual identities, as well as lives, of gay men and lesbians, and how these alterations have changed our perceptions of the epidemic. They cover such topics as the impact of the epidemic on small towns, cultural barriers to AIDS prevention, gay youth and intergenerational relations, and the roles of lesbians in AIDS organizations. This collection provides compelling insights into the new communities among gay men and lesbians and the new kinds of identities and relationships that are emerging from the social and cultural ferment engendered by HIV/AIDS. Contributors include Barry D. Adam, Lourdes Arguelles, Rafael Miguel Diaz, John H. Gagnon, Gilbert Herdt, Gregory M. Herek, Nan D. Hunter, Peter M. Nardi, John L. Peterson, Anne Rivero, Gayle S. Rubin, Beth E. Schneider, and Nancy E. Stoller. Library Journal Much has been written on the medical aspects of the AIDS pandemic, yet relatively little it seems on the social and cultural impacts of the disease on gays and lesbians in America. Out of a California conference in late 1992 that dealt with these issues came this volume. Written mostly by professors of sociology and psychology from U.S. universities, these essays cover topics such as the impact of AIDS on familial and personal relationships within the gay community, the reintegration of spiritual concerns among gay ethnic populations, and the simultaneous demonization and mainstreaming of homosexuality as a political issue. Fascinating, if academic, reading on a topic that has been significantly under-reported, this collection is recommended for larger public, academic, and special collections.Jeffery Ingram, Newport P.L., Ore.
PrefaceIntroduction11Mobilizing around AIDS: Sites of Struggle in the Formation of AIDS Subjects232Censorship and Identity in the Age of AIDS393Friends, Lovers, and Families: The Impact of AIDS on Gay and Lesbian Relationships554Spiritual Emergencies and Psycho-Spiritual Treatment Strategies among Gay/Homosexual Latinos with HIV Disease835Elegy for the Valley of Kings: AIDS and the Leather Community in San Francisco, 1981-19961016Owning an Epidemic: The Impact of AIDS on Small-City Lesbian and Gay Communities1457From Feminism to Polymorphous Activism: Lesbians in AIDS Organizations1718The HIV Epidemic and Public Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men1919Latino Gay Men and Psycho-Cultural Barriers to AIDS Prevention22110Intergenerational Relations and AIDs in the Formation of Gay Culture in the United States24511AIDS-Related Risks and Same-Sex Behaviors among African American Men283Notes on Contributors303Index307
\ Library JournalMuch has been written on the medical aspects of the AIDS pandemic, yet relatively little it seems on the social and cultural impacts of the disease on gays and lesbians in America. Out of a California conference in late 1992 that dealt with these issues came this volume. Written mostly by professors of sociology and psychology from U.S. universities, these essays cover topics such as the impact of AIDS on familial and personal relationships within the gay community, the reintegration of spiritual concerns among gay ethnic populations, and the simultaneous demonization and mainstreaming of homosexuality as a political issue. Fascinating, if academic, reading on a topic that has been significantly under-reported, this collection is recommended for larger public, academic, and special collections.Jeffery Ingram, Newport P.L., Ore.\ \
