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"A religious fundamentalist, a political operative, a primitive sermonizer, and an accomplice of worldly secular powers. Her mission has always been of this kind. The irony is that she has never been able to induce anybody to believe her. It is past time that she was duly honored and taken at her word." Among his many books, perhaps none has sparked more outrage than The Missionary Position, Christopher Hitchens's meticulous study of the life and...

Trans Life Survivors by Walt Heyer powerfully portrays the human toll inflicted by so-called "gender experts", who push gender transition on people, who don't need it. Experience for yourself the raw emotions and "aha" moments from 30 people, who were convinced gender change was the answer, but came to see it was not. This one-of-a-kind book is packed with information: • Emails from 30 transgender survivors • The latest research and information •...

The Second Vatican Council's landmark document Gaudium et spes called Catholics to cultivate robust, mutually enriching dialogue with the modern world by attentively and discerningly listening to the "voices of our times." This distinctive new publication, the first of two volumes that explore sexual diversity and the Catholic Church, gathers an important set of these voices: the testimonies and reflections of Catholic and former Catholic LGBTQ (lesbian,...

Scientific and engineering research is increasingly global, and international collaboration can be essential to academic success. Yet even as administrators and policymakers extol the benefits of global science, few recognize the diversity of international research collaborations and their participants, or take gendered inequalities into account. Women in Global Science is the first book to consider systematically the challenges and opportunities...

A discussion of pop culture messages about masculinity, their impact on boys, and the benefits of introducing more gender balance to boys lives.When most people think about gender stereotypes and children, they envision princesses, dolls, and pink clothing. Few consider the warriors, muscle-bound action figures, and T-shirts covered in graffiti and skulls that are assumed to signify masculinity. The pop culture environment that surrounds boys introduces...

Dans ce livre, lauteur rvle les tonnantes conclusions de ses recherches sur la cause de linversion identitaire, et, partant, de la nature homosexuelle. Il propose de nous dmontrer cet aspect capital, pourtant largement insouponn, de la nature humaine : Que le corps et la personnalit sont deux composantes de ltre qui peuvent tre de genres opposs au sein dune mme personne. Les sujets de cette nature sont dsigns ici par le mot geis, signifiant personnes...

Women's economic empowerment is essential for more inclusive growth in Cambodia. This study takes stock of major gender issues in the Cambodian economy seen through the lens of women's participation, benefit, and agency---the three prerequisites for a fairer distribution of growth benefits. It examines labor market trends and obstacles to women's economic empowerment---particularly in agriculture, business development, and wage employment. Labor migration...

The cities of Saudi Arabia are among the most gender segregated in the world. In recent years the Saudi government has felt increasing international pressure to offer greater roles for women in society. Implicit in these calls for reform, however, is an assumption that the only "real" society is male society. Little consideration has been given to the rapidly evolving activities within women's spaces. This book joins young urban women in their daily...

This spirited and engaging multidisciplinary volume pins its focus on the lived experiences and cultural depictions of women's mobility and labor in Japan. The theme of "modern girls" continues to offer a captivating window into the changes that women's roles have undergone during the course of the last century. Here we encounter Japanese women inhabiting the most modern of spaces, in newly created professions, moving upward and outward, claiming...

A call to fathers to affirm their childreneven when they have never experienced affirmation from their own fathers Crisis in Masculinity points the way to wholeness for men and the women in their lives.