Queers, Bis, and Straight Lies: An Intersectional Examination of LGBTQ Stigma

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.

Author: Meredith Worthen
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 03/31/2020
Pages: 430
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781138241459

About the Author

Meredith G. F. Worthen is a professor of sociology. Her main interests are in the sociological constructions of deviance and stigma, gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ identities, as well as feminist and queer criminology. As a researcher, teacher, and activist, her work dissects multiple dimensions of prejudice in efforts to cultivate understanding, empathy, and social change.