Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are

Abigail Saguy is Professor of Sociology and of Gender Studies at UCLA. She has been a Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research at Yale University (2000-2002) and a fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (2008-2009). She is the author of What is Sexual Harassment? From Capitol Hill to the Sorbonne (2003) and What's Wrong with Fat (Oxford, 2013), which received Honorable Mention for the Association for Humanist Sociology's Best Book Award. She has also written scores of scientific journal articles and several op-eds published in leading news outlets.

• About the Authors Preface 1. Introduction 2. Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are With Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer3. Coming Out of Glass Closets 4. Overcoming Fear With Laura E. Enriquez5. Producing a Sense of Linked Fate With Nicole Iturriaga6. Airing Dirty Laundry and Squealing on Pigs 7. Conclusion Notes References Index

[S]hows how 'coming out' is at once a cultural concept, a way to resist stigma while reaffirming an authentic self; and a political tactic, a master frame for worldmaking.... Saguy explodes the meaning of coming out.... Like all good books, Saguy's Come Out, Come Out, Whoever You Are raises many more questions than it can possibly answer.