Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good Intentions Are Sabotaging Gay Equality DE And that's not easy when

And that's not easy when their past is filled with betrayal

/more densely cross-referenced/with emptiness

so much so that when they ran into each other at a drugstore just after Obama was elected president

but when she discovers she is pregnant--and that her lover is married--she refuses to be bought

So how do we understand the dissonance between these real experiences and the heteronormative narratives that dominate popular media

Tolerance Trap: How God, Genes, and Good Intentions Are Sabotaging Gay Equality DE And that's not easy whenFrom Glee to gay marriage, from lesbian senators to out gay Marines, we have undoubtedly experienced a seismic shift in attitudes about gays in American politics and culture. Our reigning national story is that a new era of rainbow acceptance is at hand. But dig a bit deeper, and this seemingly brave new gay world is disappointing. For all of the undeniable changes, the plea for tolerance has sabotaged the full integration of gays into American life.