On being different : what it means to be a homosexual / Merle Miller ; foreword by Dan Savage ; afterword by Charles Kaiser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Merle, 1919-1986.

Contributor:

Savage, Dan.

Kaiser, Charles.

Series:

Penguin classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homosexuality.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xvi, 74 pages ; 20 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Penguin Books, [2012]

Summary:

This updated reprint of the book that resulted from Miller's essay "What It Means to Be a Homosexual," first printed in The New York Times Magazine in 1971, includes the original essay, an afterword by the author, a foreword by Dan Savage, who initiated the It Gets Better Project, an afterword by Charles Kaiser, excerpts from personal letters and a never completed forward, and an obituary for Miller, all of which serve to emphasize the essay's importance to the gay rights movement. The essay was a response not only to a particular homophobic article, but to prevailing homophobia in American society, and Miller discusses the social consequences of his identification as a gay man, as well as his hopes and fears about the future. Though first published over forty years ago, the essay remains pertinent and powerful today. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Foreword / by Dan Savage

Acknowledgments

A note on the text. On being different : what it means to be a homosexual, January 1971

Afterword, May 1971

Afterword / by Charles Kaiser

Appendices

A: Miller's reply to a friend who was critical of the article

B: Miller's letter to his former wife, Elinor

Ralph Martin's obituary for Miller

Fragments from Frank Kameny's foreword to On being different

Notes.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0143106961

9780143106968

OCLC:

778419347

Publisher Number:

99950918331