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outinamerica.com - EYES OF DESIRE 2: A DEAF GLBT READER published.
SUMMARY
What does it mean to be a Deaf GLBT person in the world today? Over 85 Deaf and hearing people from all over the world share their stories, interviews, poems, and more in this anthology. Straight people also share their experiences.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Fourteen years ago Raymond Luczak's first anthology Eyes of Desire: A Deaf Gay & Lesbian Reader (Alyson, 1993) was nominated for two Lambda Literary Awards; Gay Men's Press brought it out the same year. It was also the first and only book in the world that focused on the Deaf GLBT community. As Luczak explains in his online subtitled video (EYES OF DESIRE 2: a deaf glbt reader ), "it was time to ... follow up to see whether the Deaf GLBT community had changed since then."
Eyes of Desire 2: A Deaf GLBT Reader features rarely-heard "voices" such as a Deaf Ethiopian bisexual woman, a hard-of-hearing intersexed transgender musician, a Deaf ex-gay man, a Deaf lesbian witch, a Deaf gay Asian, a Deaf lesbian FTM rock 'n roll drummer, an older British non-signing deaf man, a Deaf black gay HIV-positive man, a hearing partner of a Deaf transman, a Deaf gay Hispanic man, a Deaf black lesbian tomfemme pagan, a Deaf gay hearing-aid fetishist, a Deaf Hindu lesbian, a DeafBlind Jewish gay man, a Deaf straight woman with two mommies, a Deaf leather titleholder, and a Deaf lesbian with an identical twin Deaf lesbian sister. Countries include Canada, Chile, England, Ethiopia, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Russia, and South Africa. Subjects cover coming out, family, identity, relationships, community, and activism.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Raymond Luczak (RAYMOND LUCZAK: A dreamer who's only begun ...) is the author of the forthcoming Deaf gay novel Men with Their Hands, the first-place winner of the Project: QueerLit 2006 Contest, which Suspect Thoughts Press will publish in 2008. His eight books include essays, poems, and stageplays. His films include two full-length documentaries. Thirteen of his stageplays have been performed in three countries. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ABOUT HANDTYPE PRESS
Handtype Press is a company that showcases the finest literature and art created by signers, Deaf and hearing alike, or about the Deaf or signing experience the world over. Their web site is Welcome to HANDTYPE PRESS!.
SUMMARY
What does it mean to be a Deaf GLBT person in the world today? Over 85 Deaf and hearing people from all over the world share their stories, interviews, poems, and more in this anthology. Straight people also share their experiences.
HISTORY IN THE MAKING
Fourteen years ago Raymond Luczak's first anthology Eyes of Desire: A Deaf Gay & Lesbian Reader (Alyson, 1993) was nominated for two Lambda Literary Awards; Gay Men's Press brought it out the same year. It was also the first and only book in the world that focused on the Deaf GLBT community. As Luczak explains in his online subtitled video (EYES OF DESIRE 2: a deaf glbt reader ), "it was time to ... follow up to see whether the Deaf GLBT community had changed since then."
Eyes of Desire 2: A Deaf GLBT Reader features rarely-heard "voices" such as a Deaf Ethiopian bisexual woman, a hard-of-hearing intersexed transgender musician, a Deaf ex-gay man, a Deaf lesbian witch, a Deaf gay Asian, a Deaf lesbian FTM rock 'n roll drummer, an older British non-signing deaf man, a Deaf black gay HIV-positive man, a hearing partner of a Deaf transman, a Deaf gay Hispanic man, a Deaf black lesbian tomfemme pagan, a Deaf gay hearing-aid fetishist, a Deaf Hindu lesbian, a DeafBlind Jewish gay man, a Deaf straight woman with two mommies, a Deaf leather titleholder, and a Deaf lesbian with an identical twin Deaf lesbian sister. Countries include Canada, Chile, England, Ethiopia, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Russia, and South Africa. Subjects cover coming out, family, identity, relationships, community, and activism.
ABOUT THE EDITOR
Raymond Luczak (RAYMOND LUCZAK: A dreamer who's only begun ...) is the author of the forthcoming Deaf gay novel Men with Their Hands, the first-place winner of the Project: QueerLit 2006 Contest, which Suspect Thoughts Press will publish in 2008. His eight books include essays, poems, and stageplays. His films include two full-length documentaries. Thirteen of his stageplays have been performed in three countries. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
ABOUT HANDTYPE PRESS
Handtype Press is a company that showcases the finest literature and art created by signers, Deaf and hearing alike, or about the Deaf or signing experience the world over. Their web site is Welcome to HANDTYPE PRESS!.