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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797310103321

Autore

Guittar Nicholas A.

Titolo

Coming out : the new dynamics / / Nicholas A. Guittar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado : , : FirstForumPress, Incorporated, , 2014

ISBN

1-62637-310-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (172 p.)

Disciplina

306.76/6

Soggetti

Coming out (Sexual orientation)

Gay people - Identity

Sexual orientation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The shifting contexts of coming out -- The meaning(s) of coming out -- The use of bisexuality as a transitional identity -- Sexual affinities and progressive identities -- Gender (non)conformity -- Not a process, but a career -- The future of coming out.

Sommario/riassunto

Nicholas Guittar draws on deeply personal interviews with young people to enhance our understanding of "coming out," revealing the changing dynamics of sexual identity. Guittar explores how mainstream norms continue to assert their influence over those with nonnormative sexualities. He also highlights the wide spectrum of coming out experiences. His important work sheds light on why, even though fewer people may remain closeted today than in the past, coming out is not a one-time event, but a lifetime process.