Racism and Gay Men of Color: Living and Coping with Discrimination (Critical Perspectives on the Psychology of Sexuality, Gender, and Queer Studies)

Giwa, Sulaimon

ISBN 10: 1498582516 / ISBN 13: 9781498582513

Published by Lexington Books, 2022

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Racism and Gay Men of Color: Living and Coping with Discrimination (Critical Perspectives on the Psychology of Sexuality, Gender, and Queer Studies)
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498582516
• ISBN 13: 9781498582513
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Sulaimon Giwa’s aptly named Racism and Gay Men of Color arrives at a time when many of the sociocultural issues it raises have come to national attention. Yet gay men of color in Canadian GLBT communities are still subject to racism and excluded, both online and offline. If a gay man of color is not the “right” color, he is often the recipient of stereotypical racial epithets and denied sexual approbation within an erotic world where sexual desires are structured along the lines of race, ethnicity, age, disability, and class. Giwa warns against the denial that underlies much of this monolithic racism and highlights the strategies used by gay men of color to counter racism in their communities and to lead strong, effective lives. This important book will inspire advocates and activists, students and scholars, and will become indispensable in university and college courses on sexuality and race studies.

About the Author

Sulaimon Giwa is assistant professor and associate dean of undergraduate programs insocial work at Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador and endowed chair in criminology and criminal justice at St. Thomas University.