On Being Different
What It Means to Be a Homosexual
$21.57
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
9 November 2012
Summary
The groundbreaking work on being homosexual in America—available again only from Penguin Classics and with a new foreword by Dan Savage.
Originally published in 1971, Merle Miller’s On Being Different is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the New York Times Magazine entitled “What It Means To Be a Homosexual” in response to a homophobic articl…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143106968 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143106961 |
| Author: | Merle Miller, Charles Kaiser, Dan Savage |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 9 November 2012 |
| Weight: | 86g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 7mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Forty years later, the story Miller tells remains important and necessary to read, not only for both gay and straight readers to understand the way ‘it used to be’, but because the issues Miller raised are still being discussed and argued about. – Nancy Pearl
Miller bridged the gap between the straights and the gays in a way that few recent writers on the subject have done. He also put himself on the line as a well-known writer, who was not afraid to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality. * Publishers Weekly *
About The Author
Merle Miller
Merle Miller (1919-1986) was an editor at Harper’s Magazine, Time, and the Nation, and was the bestselling author of several books, including the novel A Gay and Melancholy Sound and Plain Speaking, a biography of President Harry Truman.
Dan Savage is the internationally syndicated columnist of “Savage Love” and the author of several books. With his husband Terry Miller, he cofounded the It Gets Better project and edited the It Gets Better collection.
Charles Kaiser is an author, journalist, and blogger. His books include 1968 in America and The Gay Metropolis, which was a New York Times Book Review Notable Book. He lives in New York City.
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