Explores the contentious history of the international gay rights movement from its inception in Germany in the 1800s to today.
Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Reference Handbook traces the developments, people, and organizations responsible for bringing homosexual issues to the public's attention. In addition to exploring such controversial issues as gays in the military and child adoption, this title discusses court decisions, pivotal events, and key individuals like Magnus Hirschfeld, Radclyffe Hall, and Harvey Milk, the San Francisco town supervisor who along with Mayor George Moscone was murdered by ex-supervisor Dan White.
What happens when a same-sex couple marrying in Holland returns to the United States expecting to be treated as legally married? This one of a kind reference explores the interplay of international politics with U.S. policies. Students, administrators and parents alike will discover a wealth of supportive data and statistics on hate crimes, adolescent suicide, military discrimination and much more.
Primary source documents include Colorado Amendment 2, the Crittenden Report, Executive Order 10450 (Dwight Eisenhower), "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the Society for Human Rights charter, and the United Nations declarations on human rights and torture
The chronology begins with Germany in the 1800s and shows how during times of cultural stress, such as war or economic depression, antigay sentiments increase
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"Information on the history of the gay rights movement, discrimination, hate crimes, family and legal issues, and various professional organizations can be found in this thoroughly researched and comprehensive reference work. All the material is easily located through the excellent index and table of contents . . . Gay and Lesbian Issues may prove to be the benchmark reference source on this subject." - School Library Journal "[A] useful reference work worthy of inclusion in any collection." - American Reference Books Annual
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Verlagsgruppe
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Für Beruf und Forschung
US School Grade: From Second Grade to Twelfth Grade, Interest Age: From 12 years
Maße
Höhe: 235 mm
Breite: 157 mm
Dicke: 29 mm
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ISBN-13
978-1-85109-372-4 (9781851093724)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Chuck Stewart, PhD, is a consultant and writer on the topic of gay and lesbian issues and rights. He is author of ABC-CLIO's Homosexuality and the Law: A Dictionary.
