Same Sex

John Corvino teaches philosophy at Wayne State University. His articles on the subject have appeared in The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Review and in the anthology Do We Need Minority Rights? Conceptual Issues. He resides in Austin, Texas.

This series of essays and responses makes for a calm, measured debate on the morality of homosexuality and of society's treatment of homosexuals . . . [and] attempts to substitute reason and scholarship for diatribe.

• IntroductionAcknowledgmentsI. Morality and Religion1 Why Shouldn't Tommy and Jim Have Sex? A Defense of Homosexuality2 A Reply to Corvino3 Law, Morality, and "Sexual Orientation"4 Homosexual Conduct: A Reply to the New Natural Lawyers5 The Homosexual Movement6 A Reply to the Ramsey Colloquium7 The Bible on Homosexuality: Ethically Neutral8 Romans 1:26-27 and Biblical SexualityII. Science and Identity9 The Origins of Sexual Orientation: Possible Biological Contributions10 The Exotic-Becomes-Erotic Theory of Sexual Orientation11 The Ethical Relevance of Scientific Research on Sexual Orientation12 Diversity and Variability in Women's Sexual Identities13 Explaining Homosexuality: Who Cares Anyhow?III. Identity and History14 Aristophanes' Speech from the Symposium Plato15 Revolutions, Universals, and Sexual Categories16 Sex Before Sexuality: Pederasty, Politics, and Power in Classical Athens17 The Reproduction of Butch-Fem Roles: A Social Constructionist Approach18 Christian Brotherhood or Sexual Perversion? Homosexual Identities and the Construction of Sexual Boundaries in the World War I Era19 Strangers at Home: Bisexuals in the Queer MovementIV. Public Policy20 Make Love, Not War: The Pentagon's Ban is Wise and Just21 Dry-cleaning the Troops and Other Matters: A Critique of Don't Ask. Don't Tell22 The Case for Outing23 Outing, Ethics, and Politics: A Reply to Mohr24 How Domestic Partnerships and "Gay Marriage" Threaten the Family25 Who Needs Marriage?26 Against Marriage27 A Gay and Straight AgendaNotesIndexAbout the Contributors