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Article

Date of this Version

2010

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Published in Journal of Research in Rural Education 25:6 (2010). Online at http://jrre.psu.edu.articles/25-6.pdf Copyright © 2010 Pennsylvania State University College of Education Center on Rural Education and Communities.

Abstract

Gray’s book is a provocative analysis of how rural LGBT youth and their allies organize and create queer identities and networks – in “brick and mortar” structures as well as through engagement with new media. Gray does a wonderful job of providing a balance between detailing rich stories from the ethnographic fieldwork and offering academic analyses. Thus, this a suitable book for undergraduate and graduate level courses in LGBT studies, rural education, media, qualitative methods, and social movements. Additionally, this book will no doubt contribute to a rethinking of what it means to be LGBT in the country and how LGBT activists can continue to successfully organize individuals across geographic contexts.

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