The Sinful Maternal Brad Schultz Engel contends that the present

Engel contends that the present moment in gay and lesbian rights in America is indeed one of considerable advancement and change-but that there is still much to be done in shaping American institutions to recognize gays and lesbians as full citizens

Why are many of us compelled to repeat the pain of our past

toward a full human existence

"In an evidence-driven era

throw a new light on difficult situations

The Sinful Maternal Brad Schultz Engel contends that the presentPregnancy, birth, and postpartum recovery are challenging experiences that impact women's physical, mental, and emotional health in ways that have been historically minimalized, dismissed, or neglected. A mother's body becomes a public body, physically and politically not her own, instead shared by her spouse, her children, and those around her. Her body, therefore, makes the perfect vessel for an invasive presence or possession. The Sinful Maternal: