Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) - Hardcover

Newton, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1598843060 ISBN 13: 9781598843064

Verlag: ABC-CLIO, 2009

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This thoroughly updated edition provides readers with the background and resources needed to understand one of the greatest civil rights issues of our time.

When it was first published in 1994, Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Reference Handbook was acclaimed in School Library Journal for taking "a sober and balanced approach in addressing this emotionally charged and complex topic." The new edition shows just how far the nation has come in securing legal protections regardless of sexual orientation-and how far we still have to go.

Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition provides a history of the gay liberation and gay rights movements in the United States and other parts of the world. Maintaining the careful approach of the first edition, it addresses a range of current issues from housing and employment discrimination to military service to same-sex marriage and adoption laws. Wholly rewritten, with almost 80 percent new material, it is the ideal introduction to one of the most important civil rights issues in the world today.

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David E. Newton is formerly professor of chemistry and physics at Salem State College, Salem, MA, and adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.

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Designed to serve as both a one-stop information source and a guide to in-depth exploration, this engaging volume examines the controversial subject of gay and lesbian rights. Thoroughly objective in its presentation, the volume includes a chronology of significant developments in the gay rights movement, biographical sketches of important and influential people, a review of relevant legislation, and excerpts from speeches and articles on both sides of the issue. Selected print and nonprint resource listings direct readers to additional information on this complicated, emotional matter. This volume provides solid, useful information that can serve as a foundation for further research and enhanced understanding of this critical issue.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: ABC-CLIO
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1598843060
• ISBN 13: 9781598843064
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 2
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320
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