The Greatest Taboo: Homosexuality in Black Communites

By Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

Does homosexuality remain the greatest taboo in black culture? Delroy Constantine-Simms has compiled 28 powerful, provocative essays from academics and writers of all ethnic heritages, genders, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555835643
• ISBN13: 9781555835644
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Alyson Pubns
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

Questions Answered!

Does Homosexuality remain the greatest taboo in black culture? Is homosexuality a European cultural imposition on Africans? Are you black first or queer? These are the important questions that Delroy Constantine-Simms, the editior of The Greatest Taboo, sets about to answer by compiling twenty-eight essays from such heralded authors as Bell Hooks, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Seth Clark Silberman, Gregory Conerly, and Gloria Wekker. The interesting thing about this collection, other than the fact that it is long overdue, is that it examines homosexuality in both men and women are far back as slavery times. If one is a fan of non-fiction, thought-provoking reading, then The Greatest Taboo is definitely one for the collection. There has long been a stigma surrounding homosexuality, mostly from those who fear something they cannot understand. I think this is an important book for everyone to read and I highly recommend it.Zane, RAW Reviewer