...attempts to substitute reason and scholarship for diatribe.—The Washington Post Are gay rights equal rights or special rights? Is homosexuality immoral? While contributors to Same Sex, including the late John Boswell, David M. Halperin, and George Chauncey, often clash in opinion, they share a fundamental commintment to careful, rational discussion. Essential reading for anyone looking towards a better understanding of gays, lesbians, and the issues that surround them.

Contributions by: Daryl J. Bem, John Boswell, David Bradshaw, William Byne, Claudia Card, George Chauncey, Madeline Davis, John Finnis, Carla Golden, David M. Halperin, Daniel A. Helminak, Leah Himmelhoch, Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, Robert H. Knight, Andrew Koppelman, Mitchell Lasco, John Luddy, Richard D. Mohr, Plato, Carol Queen, The Ramsey Colloquium, Jonathan Rauch, Thomas E. Schmidt, Paul Siegel, Edward Stein, James S. Stramel, Frederick Suppe, Thomas Williams