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Loving mountains, loving men : memoirs of a gay Appalachian
- Title
- Loving mountains, loving men : memoirs of a gay Appalachian / Jeff Mann, with a new afterword by the author.
- Author
- Mann, Jeff
- Publication
- Athens : Ohio University Press, 2023.
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Details
- Description
- xx, 228 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Appalachians are known for their love of place, yet many LGBTQ+ people from the mountains flee to urban areas in search of community and broader acceptance. Jeff Mann tells his story as one who left and then returned, who insists on claiming and celebrating both regional and sexual identities. In memoir and poetry, Mann describes his life as an openly gay man who has remained true to his mountain roots. Mann recounts his upbringing in Hinton, a small town in southern West Virginia, as well as his realization of his homosexuality, his early encounters with homophobia, his coterie of supportive lesbian friends, and his initial attempts to escape his native region in hopes of finding a freer life in urban gay communities. Mann depicts his difficult search for a romantic relationship, the family members who have given him the strength to defy convention, his anger against religious intolerance and the violence of homophobia, and his love for the rich folk culture of the Highland South. His character and values shaped by the mountains, Mann has reconciled his sexuality with both traditional definitions of Appalachian manhood and his own attachment to home and kin. Loving Mountains, Loving Men is a compelling, universal story of making peace with oneself and the wider world."--Page [4] of cover.
- Series Statement
- Series in ethnicity and gender in Appalachia
- Uniform Title
- Ohio University Press series in ethnicity and gender in Appalachia.
- Subject
- Mann, Jeff
- Mann, Jeff > Childhood and youth
- Mann, Jeff > Homes and haunts > West Virginia
- 1900-1999
- Mountain life > Appalachian Region, Southern
- Poets, American > 20th century > Biography
- College teachers > United States > Biography
- Gay men > United States > Biography
- Gay youth > West Virginia
- Childhood and youth of a person
- College teachers
- Gay men
- Gay youth
- Homes
- Manners and customs
- Mountain life
- Poets, American
- LGBTQ+ people
- LGBTQ+ youth
- Men
- Sexual minorities
- Appalachian Region, Southern > Biography
- West Virginia > Social life and customs
- Southern Appalachian Region
- United States
- West Virginia
- Virginia
- Genre/Form
- Autobiographies.
- Biographies.
- Gay biographies.
- LGBTQ+ biographies.
- Gay autobiographies.
- LGBTQ+ autobiographies.
- Call Number
- JFE 24-508
- ISBN
- 0821426036
- 9780821426036
- OCLC
- 1374821393
- Author
- Mann, Jeff, author.
- Title
- Loving mountains, loving men : memoirs of a gay Appalachian / Jeff Mann, with a new afterword by the author.
- Publisher
- Athens : Ohio University Press, 2023.
- Edition
- Second edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Series in ethnicity and gender in AppalachiaOhio University Press series in ethnicity and gender in Appalachia.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Research Call Number
- JFE 24-508