School's Out: The Impact of Gay and Lesbian Issues on America's Schools - Softcover

From the Village People to porn videos, the unvarnished virility of the working man is a popular gay icon that has fueled millions of masturbatory fantasies. Journalist Woog (Friends & Family: True Stories of Gay America's Straight Allies) reveals that there is a painful dichotomy between macho stereotypes and real men in the workplace. The author profiles 36 gay men in professions that run the gamut from truck drivers, masons, and firemen to doctors, lawyers, and even Christian bookstore clerks and country music singers. These men's work lives are neither glamorous nor sexy. Closeted workers are forced to listen to, and even commiserate with, antigay slurs lest their sexuality be revealed, while others who are more open have found surprising acceptance and support. Woog allows each man to speak for himself while subtly highlighting both the individuality and the commonality of his subjects' experiences in compassionate, nonjudgmental prose. The result is a clear depiction of the limits of tolerance of gays in the workplace and society at large in contemporary North America. Highly recommended for gay studies collections in all libraries. Richard J. Violette, Special Libraries Cataloguing, Victoria, B.C.
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