"The notion of "happily ever after" has been ingrained in many of us since childhood--meet someone, date, have the big white wedding, and enjoy your well-deserved future. But why do we buy into this idea? Is love really all we need in life? Laurie Essig invites us to flip our fe…
"The notion of "happily ever after" has been ingrained in many of us since childhood...meet someone, date, have the big white wedding, and enjoy your well-deserved future. But why do we buy into this idea? Is love really all we need in life? Laurie Essig invites us to flip our f…
"The notion of 'happily ever after' has been ingrained in many of us since childhood--meet someone, date, have the big white wedding, and enjoy your well-deserved future. But why do we buy into this idea? Is love really all we need in life? Laurie Essig invites us to flip our fe…
"The notion of "happily ever after" has been ingrained in many of us since childhood--meet someone, date, have the big white wedding, and enjoy your well-deserved future. But why do we buy into this idea? Is love really all we need in life? Laurie Essig invites us to flip our fe…
As the USSR crumbled in the late 1980s, another transformation was occurring: the Russian iron closet was opening, allowing some of the most invisible members of Russian society to emerge from the shadows of law and psychiatry. This text is a study of this movement.
"Drawing on the conventions of postmodern critical theory and cultural studies, sociologist and journalist Essig investigates issues of sexual identity and community in the former Soviet Union. Her brief overview of Russian attitudes toward same-sex activity reveals that laws cr…
As the USSR crumbled in the late 1980s, another transformation was occurring: the Russian iron closet was opening, allowing some of the most invisible members of Russian society to emerge from the shadows of law and psychiatry. This text is a study of this movement.
As the USSR crumbled in the late 1980s, another transformation was occurring: the Russian iron closet was opening, allowing some of the most invisible members of Russian society to emerge from the shadows of law and psychiatry. This text is a study of this movement.
As the USSR crumbled in the late 1980s, another transformation was occurring: the Russian iron closet was opening, allowing some of the most invisible members of Russian society to emerge from the shadows of law and psychiatry. This text is a study of this movement.