It is now axiomatic to observe that the histories of conservative religion and those of gay liberation are intertwined. But what, exactly, does this mean? What are the religious, historical, ethical, and metaphysical consequences of marriage as the political subject for LGBT equality? What does this particular legal change suggest about the sociology and phenomenology of religion in contemporary America? How do we understand the definition of the religious, and the queer, and their intersection,...
It is now axiomatic to observe that the histories of conservative religion and those of gay liberation are intertwined. But what, exactly, does this mean? What are the religious, historical, ethical, and metaphysical consequences of marriage as the political subject for LGBT equality? What does this particular legal change suggest about the sociology and phenomenology of religion in contemporary America? How do we understand the definition of the religious, and the queer, and their intersection, in our present time and place? Queer Life After DOMA brings together historians, ethicists, theologians, and theorists to evaluate, explore, and discuss these questions.
Kent Brintnall (UNC Charlotte)
Kathryn Lofton (Yale University)
Patrick Cheng (Episcopal Divinity School)
Rich McCarty (Mercyhurst University)
Lee Edelman (Tufts University)
Anthony Petro (Boston University)
Gill Frank (Princeton University)
Brian Ray (New York University)
Janet Jakobsen (Barnard College)
Linn Tonstad (Yale University)
Mark Jordan (Washington University in St. Louis)
Heather White (New College of Florida)
Sponsored by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies; James C. Mandelbaum Resource Fund for LGBT Studies; Traphagen Alumni Speakers Series, Yale College Office of Student Affairs
