On Being Different
What It Means to Be a Homosexual
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:7th Mar '13
Should be back in stock very soon
Originally published in 1971, Merle Miller's On Being Different is a pioneering and thought-provoking book about being homosexual in the United States. Just two years after the Stonewall riots, Miller wrote a poignant essay for the New York Times Magazine entitled "What It Means To Be a Homosexual" in response to a homophobic article published in Harper's Magazine. Described as "the most widely read and discussed essay of the decade," the article was developed into the remarkable short book On Being Different - one of the earliest memoirs to affirm the importance of coming out.
Merle Miller (1919-1986) was an editor at Harper's Magazine, Time and The Nation and was the bestselling author of several books, including the novel A Gay and Melancholy Sound and Plain Speaking, a biography of Harry S Truman.
Dan Savage is the internationally syndicated columnist of 'Savage Love' and the author of several books.
Charles Kaiser is an author, journalist and blogger. His books include 1968 in America and The Gay Metropolis.
Forty years later, the story Miller tells remains important and necessary to read, not only for both gay and straight readers to understand the way 'it used to be', but because the issues Miller raised are still being discussed and argued about. -- Nancy Pearl
Miller bridged the gap between the straights and the gays in a way that few recent writers on the subject have done. He also put himself on the line as a well-known writer, who was not afraid to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality. * Publishers Weekly *
ISBN: 9780143106968
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 7mm
Weight: 86g
96 pages