Bearing Witness: Gay Men's Health Crisis And The Politics Of Aids

Type

Book

Authors

Philip M Kayal

ISBN 10

0813317290

ISBN 13

9780813317298

Tags

Nonfiction, AIDS, AIDS & HIV, Gay & Lesbian, Women's Studies, Social Services & Welfare, Gay & Lesbian Studies, Gender Studies

Description

The untold story in the AIDS crisis is that of the mobilization of the gay community. Bearing Witness is a compelling study of how a community-based initiative--Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York--neutralized the immobilizing power of homophobia and fear of AIDS. From his unique perspective as both a sociologist and volunteer at Gay Men's Health Crisis, Philip Kayal illuminates the social and political meanings of volunteerism by showing how gay/AIDS volunteerism is radical political and religious work. - from Amzon

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