Pray the Gay Away : : The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays / / Bernadette Barton.
In the Bible Belt, it’s common to see bumper stickers that claim One Man + One Woman = Marriage, church billboards that command one to “Get right with Jesus,” letters to the editor comparing gay marriage to marrying one’s dog, and nightly news about homophobic attacks from the Family Foundation. Whi...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1, Welcome to the Bible Belt
- 2. “My Parents Disowned Me”
- 3. “God Would Tell on Me”
- 4. “They Don’t Know Who I Am”
- 5. “Going Straight”
- 6. “Prepare to Believe”
- 7. “The Opposite of Faith Is Fear”
- 8. “God Can Love All of Me”
- 9. What the Future Holds
- Notes
- References
- Index
- About the Author