New collection of essays explores gay life in the Middle East
ZACK ROSEN
Friday, September 07, 2007
Finding yourself sexually attracted to people you’ve been taught to hate is the strange predicament Michael T. Luongo faced in his formative years.
Raised in a culture that taught him to “hate Muslims,” the white, New Jersey-bred writer also found himself turned on by them. It’s just one of the thorny topics Luongo, who’s gay, felt compelled to explore in his new essay anthology “Gay Travels in the Muslim World.”
Luongo, in the book’s preface, “Homosexuality and Coverage of the Islamic World,” says the American/Middle East clash is rooted in a battle of traditions. He draws parallels between it and the gay rights battle currently unfolding in the U.S.
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