Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Studies

"Based on the work of seventy researchers in fifteen countries,The Dictionary of Homophobiais a mammoth, encyclopedic book that documents the history of homosexuality, and various cultural responses to it, in all regions of the world: a masterful, engaged, and wholly relevant study that traces the political and social emancipation of a culture."

In this two-volume work, hundreds of alphabetically arranged entries survey contemporary lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer American literature and its social contexts.

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The "Routledge International Encyclopedia of Queer Culture" covers gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and queer (GLBTQ) life and culture post-1945, with a strong international approach to the subject. The scope of the work is extremely comprehensive, with entries falling into the broad categories of Dance, Education, Film, Health, Homophobia, the Internet, Literature, Music, Performance, and Politics.

"This must-read reference features the notable, notorious and not-so-famous gays and lesbians in modern times -- from controversial political activist Peter Tatchell, pop icon David Bowie, acclaimed writer Jeanette Winterson and the unsurpassed intellectual Susan Sontag."