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America was forged in steel, as Balay notes in the book's introduction, "it is both a material and a metaphor…a part of the idealized American spirit." And that tough metal conjures up myriad images—molten rivers and glowing slabs in forgeries, smokestacks, skyscrapers, and automobiles. In this examination of LGBT (lesbian gay bisexual transgender) steel mill employees, Balay (English, gender studies, Univ. of Illinois at ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More