Sexual Strangers: Gays, Lesbians, and Dilemmas of Citizenship

Queer Politics, Queer Theories

by Shane Phelan

Raises the issue of whether lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered people can be seen as American citizens. Phelan argues that homosexuals are seen as strangers, ambiguous figures who trouble the border between us and them.

Genres: Theory, Nonfiction, LGBT, Queer

179 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Rebecca]

This was a fantastic primer on not only the history of LGBT politics but on social constructions of citizenship that culminates in the author calling for a queering of citizenship and after you hear her arguments, you can see why.