Born this way: science, citizenship, and inequality in the American LGBTQ+ movement

Introduction

Part I. Origins. The science of civil rights : the rise and demise of sexual deviancy ; Desire in the throes of power : gay liberation, psychiatry, and the politics of classification ; "Why is my child gay?" : the liberal foundations of Born This Way ; Immutability before the gay gene : biology and civil rights litigation

Part II. Evolutions and adaptations. Rise of the gay gene : science, law, culture, and hype ; From pathology to "Born Perfect" : marriage equality and conversion therapy bans ; The scientific gaze in transgender and bisexual politics

Conclusion: Beyond Born This Way : fluid desires, fixed identities, and entrenched inequalities.