Works by
Joseph LoGiudice
(Writer)

Essays

• Essay (In progress)
  To discuss author's experiences as a gay man receiving mental health services.

• The Construction of a Dual Identity: A Social Work Perspective of Rejection and Acceptance of the Gay and Italian American Selves (May 2008)
  Analyzes how gay Italian Americans contend with the issue of dual identity: being both gay and Italian American.   See also companion presentation on The Construction of a Dual Identity.

Non-fiction

• The Lives of Gay Italian American Men (2010 release) with Michael Carosone
  A collection of essays written by Gay Italian American men on their experiences with this dual identity.  Some of the key themes being discussed, include father-son conflicts, intimate relationship issues, struggles with discrimination, stigma, marginal status, identity issues, Roman Catholism, familial issues, masculinity, and queer depictions of Gay Italian American men in the media.