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Feb. 12, 2010

The Politics Behind Opposing Gay Equality

Martha Nussbaum of the University of Chicago writes about the American politics of sexual orientation in her new book "From Disgust to Humanity."

In "From Disgust to Humanity," Professor Martha Nussbaum of the University of Chicago aims her intellectual firepower at the bulwark of opposition to gay equality: the politics of disgust.

Chapter 1

The Politics of Disgust: Practice, Theory, History

DISGUST IN PRACTICE: AMERICAN SEXUAL POLITICS

The American politics of sexual orientation, over the years, has been suffused with appeal...

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