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
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.