Praise for Ties That Bind:
"Daring, radical, and compelling."
—Roberto Gonzales, National Book Critics Circle
"Visionary, deeply humane."
—Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home
"[Schulman] starkly lays out the fundamental immorality of such shunning behavior and its destructive consequences for everyone involved. This is an important and original book."
—Martin Duberman, award-winning historian and gay rights activist
Praise for Sarah Schulman:
"Appreciative readers and those who are shocked or outraged by Schulman’s trademark candor and honesty on these important, explosive issues should ask themselves this question: How can we break the cycle? . . . Schulman targets homophobia by explaining how it hurts all of us: it hurts kids, it hurts families, and it hurts a nation still struggling to understand that civil and human rights are the natural hallmarks of a humane world. "
—Jayne Anne Phillips
"Sarah Schulman consistently presents us with original and intricately realized visions."
—Mary Gordon
"Sarah Schulman remains what she has been: a rare, fearless teller of unpleasant truths."
—Martin Duberman
"Daring, radical, and compelling."
—Roberto Gonzales, National Book Critics Circle
"Visionary, deeply humane."
—Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home
"[Schulman] starkly lays out the fundamental immorality of such shunning behavior and its destructive consequences for everyone involved. This is an important and original book."
—Martin Duberman, award-winning historian and gay rights activist
Praise for Sarah Schulman:
"Appreciative readers and those who are shocked or outraged by Schulman’s trademark candor and honesty on these important, explosive issues should ask themselves this question: How can we break the cycle? . . . Schulman targets homophobia by explaining how it hurts all of us: it hurts kids, it hurts families, and it hurts a nation still struggling to understand that civil and human rights are the natural hallmarks of a humane world. "
—Jayne Anne Phillips
"Sarah Schulman consistently presents us with original and intricately realized visions."
—Mary Gordon
"Sarah Schulman remains what she has been: a rare, fearless teller of unpleasant truths."
—Martin Duberman
Ties That Bind
Familial Homophobia and Its Consequences
paperback
$16.95
Now in paperback: A brilliant, pioneering book by acclaimed novelist and playwright Sarah Schulman about how homophobia within families affects and diminishes all of us
Sarah Schulman is one of our most ferocious, uncompromising voices.
—MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM
—MICHAEL CUNNINGHAM
Hailed as "a cri de coeur woven into a utopian vision" by Susan Brownmiller (author of Against Our Will), Ties That Bind is the highly praised work of prizewinning writer and professor Sarah Schulman on " familial homophobia," a phenomenon that, until now, has not had a name but is nevertheless an integral part of most people's experience. Ties That Bind invites us to understand familial homophobia as a cultural crisis, rather than a personal or an individual problem.
Ambitious, original, and deeply important, Schulman's book draws on her own lived experience, her research, and her engagement with active social change to articulate a practical, attainable vision of transformation that can begin today. This highly acclaimed and groundbreaking exploration is now available in paperback for countless more to experience a fundamental text that alters our understanding of homophobia and adds a critical dimension to the political landscape of all Americans.
Sarah Schulman is the author of seventeen books and a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Fulbright award. She is Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, and a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University. She lives in New York City.
Ambitious, original, and deeply important, Schulman's book draws on her own lived experience, her research, and her engagement with active social change to articulate a practical, attainable vision of transformation that can begin today. This highly acclaimed and groundbreaking exploration is now available in paperback for countless more to experience a fundamental text that alters our understanding of homophobia and adds a critical dimension to the political landscape of all Americans.
Sarah Schulman is the author of seventeen books and a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship and a Fulbright award. She is Distinguished Professor of the Humanities at the City University of New York, College of Staten Island, and a fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities at New York University. She lives in New York City.
Spring 2012
paperback
5 1/4 x 7 1/2, 192 pages
978-1-59558-816-6
paperback
5 1/4 x 7 1/2, 192 pages
978-1-59558-816-6
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