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Author
Publisher
Zed Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xi, 307 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 2009 Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill became a top global news story. Two years later Hillary Clinton declared "Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights," but still today there is little consensus on how to advance those rights beyond the U.S. and Europe. The fact is that international LGBT activism and allies have created winners and losers. In Africa those who easily identify with the identities of the global movement find...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
64 pages ; 16 cm
Language
English
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Description
"LGBTQIAA+ activist Adam Eli argues the urgent need for queer responsibility -- that queers anywhere are responsible for queers everywhere"--
We're not alone. In fact, we never were. Because if you mess with one queer, you mess with us all. Voices 4 founder and LGBTQIAA+ activist Adam Eli offers a candid and compassionate introduction to queer responsibility. In this humorous and hopeful piece, he calls on his Jewish faith to underline how kindness...
Series
Publisher
New York Times Educational Publishing in association with the Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This collection of articles features reporting, opinion pieces, and first-person accounts that capture the evolving conversation about issues related to the trans community. With coverage of the Texas and North Carolina "bathroom bills," the debate over the inclusion of trans people in the military, and tales of various struggles and successes in the courts, this book highlights the obstacles this growing movement faces as well as its successes."--...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xiv, 231 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Freedom's Edge takes the reader directly into the heart of the debate over the relationship between religious freedom and LGBT and reproductive rights. The book explains these complex areas of law, and what is at stake in the battle to protect each of these rights. The book argues that religious freedom and sexual freedom share some common elements and that in most contexts it is possible to protect both. Freedom's Edge explains why this is so, and...
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Introduces readers to the pride movement, from its beginnings at the Stonewall Riots to the LGBTQ rights movement, the first pride parade, the creation of the rainbow flag, and legislation such as the Matthew Shephard Act and the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
Author
Series
Publisher
New York University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
vi, 405 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In 2015, when the Supreme Court declared that gay and lesbian couples were entitled to the "equal dignity" of marriage recognition, the concept of dignity became a cornerstone for gay rights victories. In Disrupting Dignity, Stephen M. Engel and Timothy S. Lyle explore the darker side of dignity, tracing its invocation across public health politics, popular culture, and law from the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis to our current moment. With a...
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Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"LGBTQ Rights and the Law explores the history of legislation affecting the LGBTQ community, including the proposed ban on transgender soldiers. It also explores the lives of the people who have challenged anti-LGBTQ legislation and made a difference for LGBTQ people in America. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Publisher's website....
10) LGBTQ rights
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"From the Compton's Cafeteria and Stonewall riots in the 1960s, to the decriminalization of homosexuality, and marriage rights, this thoughtful title examines the continuing fight for LGBTQ human and legal rights. Using fascinating primary and secondary source material, readers will gain insight into this evolving rights movement and be encouraged to think critically about the concepts of rights and freedoms in democratic societies. The effects of...
Author
Publisher
Lexington Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
xiii, 251 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Throughout U.S. history, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people have been pathologized, victimized, and criminalized. Reports of lynching, burning, or murdering of LGBTQ people has been documented for centuries Prior to the 1970s, LGBTQ people were deemed as having psychological disorders and subsequently subject to electroshock therapy and other ineffective and cruel treatments. LGBTQ people have historically been arrested...
Author
Publisher
Crocodile Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
95 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"A beautifully illustrated children's book about the fight for queer rights Around one o'clock in the morning on June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York, sparking days of intense rioting. What happened at Stonewall sent shockwaves around the world, and became a defining moment for the LGBTQ+ community. From the impassioned speeches of bold activists Karl Ulrichs and Audre Lorde to the birth of Pride and queer pop culture,...
Publisher
Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 volumes (xv, 405 pages) : illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
As gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals have continued their fight for basic rights and equal treatment under the law, various court cases and challenges to those cases have continued to refine the debate. This new resource provides important analyses of over 80 documents significant to LGBTQ rights.--Source other than Library of Congress.
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