Pray the Gay Away - 9780814786376

Pray the Gay AwayThe Extraordinary Lives of Bible Belt Gays\nAuthor(s): Bernadette Barton\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814786376, 978-0814786376\nSynopsis\n2013 Finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards, LGBT Studies category\n Barton argues that conventional Southern manners and religious institutions provide a foundation for homophobia in the Bible Belt\n 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. While some areas of the Unites States have made tremendous progress in securing rights for gay people, Bible Belt states lag behind. Not only do most Bible Belt gays lack domestic partner benefits, lesbians and gay men can still be fired from some p.