This November, OR Books, will be releasing I Told So: Gore Vidal Talks Politics—writer and radio host Jon Wiener’s exciting...
“…THE FIRST FAN MAIL I HAD WAS ALMOST ALWAYS FROM PEOPLE WHO FELT VERY ISOLATED AND VERY UNKNOWN…AS THE YEARS...
"... I think homosexuality and fatness are two items that have definitely been infused with intense feelings of disgust, moral feelings of disgust. Religion plays a part in that."
Lynne Gerber is the author of the insightful, surprising new book, Seeking the Straight and Narrow: Weight Loss and Sexual Reorientation in Evangelical America (University of Chicago Press). The book is an astute examination of evangelical programs that have "attempted to contain the excesses associated with fatness and homosexuality. "
Lambda took some time to talk with Gerber about the "sin" of being fat and/or gay, how she conducted the research for her latest book, and the morality of health. Read More
THE KIND AND GENTLER MASTER. For many years the seeming austerity of his private life stood in stark contrast to...