gay rights

An advocate and son of same-gender parents recounts his famed address to the Iowa House of Representatives on civil unions, and describes his positive experiences of growing up in an alternative family in spite of prejudice.

An advocate and son of same-gender parents recounts his famed address to the Iowa House of Representatives on civil unions, and describes his positive experiences of growing up in an alternative family in spite of prejudice.

Argues that society's expectations that people downplay traits that make them different in order to blend into the mainstream poses a threat to basic civil rights and encourages people to celebrate the traits that make them unique.

Examines the issue of gay and lesbian rights in the United States, covering the history of the gay rights movement, the current struggles it faces, and arguments both for and against it.

Encourages teens to organize and become politically active in order to educate, engage, and agitate lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered people of all ages and helps them become involved in the fight for equal rights.

Chronicles significant events in world history that have contributed to the identification, definition, and legal establishment of the rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender persons, from the Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in 1848 to the 2006 Academy Awards ceremony. Includes category, personages, and subject indexes.