Finding Out: An Introduction to LGBTQ Studies

by Deborah T. Meem

Finding Out , Fourth Edition  introduces readers to lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-queer (LGBTQ) studies. By combining accessible introductory and explanatory material with primary texts and artifacts, this text/reader explores the development and growth of LGBTQ identities and the interdisciplinary nature of sexuality studies. Now available in a digital ebook format, the fourth edition has been thoroughly updated to include a new chapter on "Trans Lives and Theories", and new readings. Authors Deborah T. Meem, Jonathan Alexander, Key Beck, and Michelle A. Gibson provide more discussions of important and current issues in LGBTQ studies such as the emergence of non-binary identities, and issues of race and class, making  Finding Out,  Fourth Edition  an even more comprehensive introduction to the field.

416 pages, Paperback

Published August 9, 2022

About the author

Deborah Meem, Ph.D., is Professor of English and Women's Studies in the University College of Cincinnati.

Reviews

[megan · Rating 2 out of 5]

i read this for my class and it was lowkey a slog. some of the chapters were good and had important things to say but others had dated and strange references and the writing was unnecessarily convoluted. the sections about women and lesbians are limited and the sections about trans people are even smaller. we spent a lot of time in class critiquing it. like it was cool to learn about queer history but this book missed the mark on a lot of things.