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OUT IN THE COUNTRY (http://www NULL.nyupress NULL.org/books/Out_in_the_Country-products_id-11057 NULL.html)
Youth, Media, and Queer Visibility in Rural America
Mary L. Gray

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"In this deft, smart ethnography, Mary Gray not only brings to life the intricacies of rural queer existence, but also dislodges conventional assumptions about gay media, visibility, queer identities, and the closet. As friendly, articulate, and challenging as its subjects, Out in the Country is a major contribution to both sexuality and media scholarship."
—Joshua Gamson

"Young queer people living in rural areas face numerous challenges, to be sure. But they creatively use new media and other strategies to find one another, as Gray shows so well. Out in the Country challenges preconceptions about both gender and sexual nonconformity in rural America."
—Arlene Stein

"We still know far too little about the experiences of queer youth, especially those who live in small towns...Mary Gray's pioneering work will do much to cure our ignorance, as she takes us along on an engaging exploration of queer teenagers caught in the crosswinds of commercial media culture and local societal and political beliefs."
—Larry Gross