{"product_id":"the-tolerance-trap-9780814770573","title":"The Tolerance Trap","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom Glee\u003cbr\u003eto gay marriage, from lesbian senators to out gay Marines, we have undoubtedly\u003cbr\u003eexperienced a seismic shift in attitudes about gays in American politics and\u003cbr\u003eculture. Our reigning national story is\u003cbr\u003ethat a new era of rainbow acceptance is at hand. But dig a bit deeper, and this\u003cbr\u003eseemingly brave new gay world is disappointing. For all of the undeniable changes,\u003cbr\u003ethe plea for tolerance has sabotaged the full integration of gays into American\u003cbr\u003elife. Same-sex marriage is unrecognized and unpopular in the vast majority of\u003cbr\u003estates, hate crimes proliferate, and even in the much vaunted “gay friendly”\u003cbr\u003eworld of Hollywood and celebrity culture, precious few stars are openly gay.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn The\u003cbr\u003eTolerance Trap, Suzanna Walters\u003cbr\u003etakes on received wisdom about gay identities and gay rights, arguing that we\u003cbr\u003eare not “almost there,” but on the\u003cbr\u003econtrary have settled for a watered-down goal of tolerance and acceptance\u003cbr\u003erather than a robust claim to full civil rights. After all, we tolerate unpleasant realities: medicine\u003cbr\u003ewith strong side effects, a long commute, an annoying relative. Drawing on a\u003cbr\u003evast array of sources and sharing her own personal journey, Walters shows how\u003cbr\u003ethe low bar of tolerance demeans rather than ennobles both gays and straights\u003cbr\u003ealike. Her fascinating examination covers the gains in political inclusion and\u003cbr\u003ethe persistence of anti-gay laws, the easy-out sexual freedom of queer youth\u003cbr\u003eand the suicides and murders of those in decidedly intolerant environments. She\u003cbr\u003echallenges both “born that way” storylines that root civil rights in biology,\u003cbr\u003eand “god made me that way” arguments that similarly situate sexuality as innate\u003cbr\u003eand impervious to decisions we make to shape it. A sharp and provocative cultural critique, this\u003cbr\u003ebook deftly argues that a too-soon declaration of victory short-circuits full\u003cbr\u003eequality and deprives us all of the transformative possibilities of full\u003cbr\u003eintegration. Tolerance is not the end\u003cbr\u003egoal, but a dead end. In The Tolerance\u003cbr\u003eTrap, Walters presents a complicated snapshot of a world-shifting moment in\u003cbr\u003eAmerican history—one that is both a wake-up call and a call to arms for anyone\u003cbr\u003eseeking true equality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suzanna Danuta Walters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48274222416123,"sku":"9780814770573","price":107.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_30a01eb1-da1d-4e32-9220-6b4161b9182b.jpg?v=1771072373","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-tolerance-trap-9780814770573","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}