Out in Public: Reinventing Lesbian / Gay Anthropology in a Globalizing World

"Lewin and Leap have done it again. Out in Public is an innovative collection of essays focusing on anthropology’s place in public debates over lesbian/gay lives. This book demonstrates the crucial contributions that lesbian/gay anthropology can offer contemporary debates over sexuality and justice."
–Tom Boellstorff, University of California, Irvine

"For the contributors to this fine volume, practicing anthropology in public is not about "problem-solving."  Rather, to be out in practice is to use anthropology to protest the dominant gender order."
–Richard Handler, University of Virginia

"Lewin and Leap have collected many intriguing insights about the neoliberal global order, real-world problems, and non-normative sexualities and genders.  Those looking for sharp analyses of contemporary sexual politics will find Out in Public to be indispensable.  It is a timely and fascinating read that demonstrates, once again, the centrality of lesbian/gay studies in anthropology to the field at large and to the wider academy."
–Jeff Maskovsky, Queen’s College, City University of New York

"Insightful, rich portraits of Gay/Lesbian communities as they come Out in Public in Nicaragua, Thailand, Mexico, Nigeria, Europe, Singapore and the U.S. Anthropologists engage in contemporary debates such as gay marriage, gay fatherhood, LGBT rights, and HIV/AIDS prevention. Critical, sensitive, and compelling reading."
–Louise Lamphere, University of New Mexico