Perrotti, Jeff, & Westheimer, Kim. (2001). When the Drama Club Is Not Enough: Lessons from the Safe Schools Program for Gay and Lesbian Students. Boston: Beacon Press. 227 pages.
[Erik add notes and labels?] Erik owns a copy. Available at the SF Public Library.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Dude, You're a Fag, by C. J. Pascoe
Pascoe, C. J. (2007). Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School. Berkeley: University of California Press. 227 pages.
[Erik add notes and labels?] Erik owns a copy. Available at the SF Public Library.
[Erik add notes and labels?] Erik owns a copy. Available at the SF Public Library.
How to Do the History of Homosexuality, by David M. Halperin
Halperin, David M. (2002). How to Do the History of Homosexuality. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 208 pages.
Heavy theory, but good for defining some of the key concepts in LGBTQ historical studies. Halperin is a classicist, so he's a good source on ancient Greece and Rome. The second chapter, "The First Homosexuality," begins with a history of the term "lesbian" that could be modified for use with students. Available at the SF Public Library.
Heavy theory, but good for defining some of the key concepts in LGBTQ historical studies. Halperin is a classicist, so he's a good source on ancient Greece and Rome. The second chapter, "The First Homosexuality," begins with a history of the term "lesbian" that could be modified for use with students. Available at the SF Public Library.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros, directed by Auraeus Solito
Solito, Auraeus (Director). (2006). The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros [Feature film]. Philippines: ufo Pictures and Cinemalaya Foundation. 100 minutes.
The protagonist is a 12-year-old boy who would probably identify as transgender. His mother has died and he happily plays the role of housewife in his home in a poor section of Manila, where he lives with his father and two older brothers. The family is loving and supportive, and Maxi's apparent transgender nature is not an issue for them and is not sensationalized in the film. Includes brief male nudity that could be skipped over. Some violence, but generally a sweet film that provides a sympathetic portrait of a queer youth.
Available with English subtitles at the SF Public Library. Available in DVD and streaming format from Netflix. Netflix summary:
The protagonist is a 12-year-old boy who would probably identify as transgender. His mother has died and he happily plays the role of housewife in his home in a poor section of Manila, where he lives with his father and two older brothers. The family is loving and supportive, and Maxi's apparent transgender nature is not an issue for them and is not sensationalized in the film. Includes brief male nudity that could be skipped over. Some violence, but generally a sweet film that provides a sympathetic portrait of a queer youth.
Available with English subtitles at the SF Public Library. Available in DVD and streaming format from Netflix. Netflix summary:
Maxi (Nathan Lopez) is a sensitive 12-year-old boy whose life has deteriorated into a surrogate existence of his dead mother. Relegated to housekeeping and caring for his criminal father and brothers, Maxi is befriended by a kind and honorable policeman (J.R. Valentin) eager to show the boy a more respectable way of life. Auraeus Solito's compassionate drama filmed on the streets of Manila features music from Filipino rock legend Pepe Smith.
Beautiful Boxer, directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham
Uekrongtham, Ekacha (Director). (2005). Beautiful Boxer [Feature film]. Thailand: GMM Pictures and Regent Releasing. 118 minutes.
Based on a true story about a teenage boy who becomes a competitive kickboxer to support his family and to finance his transgender operation. The film provides insights into both the experience of being transgender and popular attitudes towards transgender people in Thailand.
Available at the SF Public Library. Available from Netflix. The Netflix summary:
Based on a true story about a teenage boy who becomes a competitive kickboxer to support his family and to finance his transgender operation. The film provides insights into both the experience of being transgender and popular attitudes towards transgender people in Thailand.
Available at the SF Public Library. Available from Netflix. The Netflix summary:
Asanee Suwan portrays kickboxer Parinya Charoenphol, who's harboring an unusual secret: He's a transvestite. Inspired by a famous Thai pugilist who lived two drastically different lives, this moving film written and directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham recounts Parinya's painful attempts to exist in paradoxical worlds. To fund the sex change he longs for, Parinya earns money in the ring, participating day after day in the ultimate male sport.
Boy-Wives and Female Husbands, edited by Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe
Murray, Stephen O., & Roscoe, Will (eds.). (1998). Boy-Wives and Female Husbands: Studies of African Homosexualities. New York: St. Martin's Press. 358 pages.
Organized by region, the books includes both pre-modern history and colonial history. Less on women than one men, but a couple of chapters exclusively on women. Available at the SF Public Library.
Organized by region, the books includes both pre-modern history and colonial history. Less on women than one men, but a couple of chapters exclusively on women. Available at the SF Public Library.
Islamic Homosexualities, by Stephen O. Murray and Will Roscoe
Murray, Stephen O., & Roscoe, Will. (1997). Islamic Homosexualities: Culture, History, and Literature. New York: New York Univesity Press. 331 pages.
Wide-ranging in geographical scope, the book is divided in three sections: literature, history, and anthropology. Not much on women. Available at the SF Public Library.
Wide-ranging in geographical scope, the book is divided in three sections: literature, history, and anthropology. Not much on women. Available at the SF Public Library.
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