Pray the Gay Away: The Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays

by Bernadette C. Barton

Book Overview

2013 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards, LGBT Studies category

Barton argues that conventional Southern manners and religious institutions provide a foundation for homophobia in the Bible Belt

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814786375
• ISBN13: 9780814786376
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"