Michigan State School of Journalism, Susan Horowitz, David P. Gushee

Broschiertes Buch

100 Questions and Answers About Sexual Orientation and the Stereotypes and Bias Surrounding People who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Asexual, and of other Sexualities

Beschreibung

This guide from the Michigan State University School of Journalism is designed to be a starting point for learning about gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual, and other sexual orientations. It answers basic questions in order to facilitate deeper conversations and has sections on terminology, identity, relationships, families, health, safety, school, work, visibility, coming out, civil rights, politics and religion. The language of the guide is approachable and easy to understand. It is meant for both family and friends as well as for people in business, schools, places of worship, government, medicine, law enforcement, human resources and journalism. The guide suggests resources pursuing greater depth. The Bias Busters series is a great way to learn about your friends and neighbors. Questions include: How many sexual orientations are there? Does everyone fit into a category? Are bisexual and pansexual the same? What does heteronormativity mean? What about homonormativity? Why do some gay people say "queer" or "faggot?" What is intersectionality? What percentage of Americans identify as gay? Are gays more feminine and lesbians more masculine? Do gay and bi people have only gay and bi friends? Are people born gay? Can sexual orientation change? How is dating different in the LGB community?

Autor

The series is created by journalism classes at Michigan State University working with community allies. Joe Grimm is the series creator and editor. Grimm joined MSU's School of Journalism in 2008 after more than 30 years in daily newspapering. He worked at the Detroit Free Press for more than 25 years. He held various editing jobs and became the youngest reader representative in a U.S. newsroom. For most of his time at the Free Press, Grimm was the newsroom's recruiting and staff development editor. His charge was to create better content by developing the newsroom staff to better reflect the community. During his tenure there the Free Press developed the most diverse staff among major American newspapers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Michigan State University School of Journalism
• Seitenzahl: 106
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 145g
• ISBN-13: 9781641800273
• ISBN-10: 1641800275
• Artikelnr.: 54633448