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Bruce Bawer exposes the heated controversy over gay rights and presents a passionate plea for the recognition of common values, "a place at the table" for everyone. Gay outdoor cruising, the practice of seeking casual sexual encounters in public spaces, has deep historical roots, often emerging out of necessity due to societal repression. Before the gay rights movement gained momentum, legal and social sanctions against same-sex relationships forced gay men to seek discreet locations for intimacy.
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A place at the table

Margaret O'Brien Steinfels's review of my book "A Place at the Table: The Gay Individual in American Society" (Dec. 12) seems so clearly to be informed by an intention to deal humanely and. Bawer brings to the volatile public discussion of homosexuality the same moral reasoning and civilized demeanor evident in his cultural criticism The Aspect of Eternity, p. This passionate, persuasive book should be the starting point for all future debate.

A Place at the Table

A PLACE AT THE TABLE THE GAY INDIVIDUAL IN AMERICAN SOCIETY by Bruce Bawer ‧ RELEASE DATE: Nov. 1, Bruce Bawer is a highly respected author, critic, essayist and translator. He is the author of several collections of literary and film criticism and a collection of poetry.


Place at the Table

With "the bracingly rational passion of a writer who can think and feel at the same time" (The Wall Street Journal), Bruce Bawer exposes the heated controversy over gay rights and presents a passionate plea for the recognition of common values, "a place at the table" for everyone. In Stock Add to cart. Eligible for registries and wish lists.


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This viewpoint is the starting place for Bruce Bawer’s “A Place at the Table,” a remarkable, gutsy, even brilliant book that challenges the orthodoxy of the gay community. A few years ago, when I was working as editorial page editor of the San Francisco Examiner, an angry reader called one day to scream at me about a pro-gay rights editorial we had just published. By which I meant, first of all, that I do not consider myself a member of anything--certainly not any community.
A place at the table

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