gay rights

Draws on articles, anecdotes, and quotes from "USA Today" to explore the issue of same sex marriages, discussing the debate over the topic, political and cultural responses to same sex marriages, the history of gay rights, and other related topics.

A collection of nonfiction essays and short stories that explores the experiences of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people from 1950 until the early twenty-first century; discussing prejudice, discrimination, family, emotions, same-sex marriage, and more.

Presents a history of the gay rights movement of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, discussing its origins and where it stands in its goal of legalizing gay marriage throughout the United States in 2013.

Provides an overview of the issue of gay rights, considering such topics as whether gay rights are protected in America, whether lesbians and gays should have the right to marry, and whether they should be allowed to adopt children. Features primary source quotes, a chronology, and further reading sources.

Explores such aspects of the gays in the military debate as whether they should be allowed to serve openly, the effects of repealing Don't Ask Don't Tell, and what the impact of their serving openly would be on the military.

Examines the experiences of gay people from around the world, discussing cultural challenges and the places where gay marriage and their choices are accepted.

Analyzes both sides of the debate over same-sex marriages, examining the moral, religious, and legal implications of allowing homosexual couples to be legally married and the arguments of those for and against it.

An examination of gay and lesbian life in the United States since the colonial period that discusses the Kinsey study, the McCarthy witch hunts of the 1950s, the Beat generation, gay marriage, and other related topics.

Articles, essays, historical documents, and book excerpts explore the political and social controversies surrounding issues related to homosexuality, including gay marriage, sexual identity, discrimination, and society's acceptance of homosexuality.

Contains twenty-five essays that provide varying perspectives on issues related to homosexuality, debating the origins and morality of homosexuality, and whether society should accept homosexuality and sanction gay and lesbian families.