Resist!: Essays Against a Homophobic Culture

by Mona Oikawa (Editor)

Twenty-three American and Canadian writers thoughtfully explore everyday resistance in a homophobic culture, and detail their working lives, struggles, and strategies for coping and for change. Non-fiction companion to Out Rage!

Genres: Nonfiction, LGBT

242 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Professor Oikawa teaches and researches in the areas of critical race studies, gender, and cultural studies. She is currently researching Japanese Canadians' relationship to Canadian settler colonialism. She also conducts research on the Internment of Japanese Canadians.

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Reviews

[Emily · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this collection. The only reason I’m giving it three stars is because some of the language is outdated and there is no mention of non-binary or transgender people due to this being an older book. I would still highly recommend this to anyone looking to read the works of more queer writers as we celebrate pride month.

[Silod · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very interesting little book that explores sexual perspectives not often encountered due to prejudice in our society either necessitating discretion or simply forcing it. Topics include issues involved in child-rearing (how to determine what children should call each mother, the alienation of non-biological children by relatives, custody, etc.), comparing and contrasting the physicality of and psychology behind homo- and heterosexual intercourse, stereotypes and prejudices (butch, femme, class, race, religion, gender, sex, etc.), and differential treatment of lesbians (in a variety of situations, including breast cancer treatment).