News and Sexuality: Media Portraits of Diversity

Today's accredited journalism programs require a curriculum that fosters understanding of the issues and perspectives of gender, race, ethnicity- and sexual orientation. News and Sexuality: Media Portraits of Diversity is a practical teaching tool that addresses complex and often controversial issues in an engaging and accessible style for journalism students. This volume contains original material written for this text that equips students with the general knowledge of sexual diversity needed by today's journalists. This comprehensive text includes the history of media coverage of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and intersex issues and covers important contemporary topics in the news that range from cross-dressing to AIDS to same-sex marriage.