Though there have been great advances for LGBTQ people in recent years stigma intolerance and prejudice remain. Queers Bis and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma offers an in-depth exploration of LGBTQ negativity through its ground-breaking use of Norm-Centered Stigma Theory (NCST) the first ever theory about stigma that is both testable and well-positioned in existing stigma scholarship. Based on research with more than 3 000 respondents hetero-cis-normativity and intersectionality are highlighted as fundamental in understanding separate but interconnected discussions about LGBTQ individuals’ experiences with discrimination harassment and violence. With chapters dedicated to lesbian women gay men bisexual women bisexual men trans women trans men non-binary/genderqueer people queer women and queer men Queers Bis and Straight Lies brings together empirically-driven findings that work toward dismantling straight lies in an innovative and impactful manner. Through its novel and critical approach Queers Bis and Straight Lies is the ideal resource for those who want to learn about LGBTQ stigma more broadly and for those who seek a nuanced theory-driven and intersectional examination of how LGBTQ prejudices and prejudicial experiences differ by gender identity sexual identity race/ethnicity and class. |Queers Bis and Straight Lies An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma | Sociology
