identity

A portrait of modern Jewish identity is revealed through a study of seven Jewish communities around the world, exploring the history of each community, their current status, and the customs, rituals, and traditions that they share with other Jews.

Eye surgeon and tennis player Ren?e Richards tells her life story with a focus on the three decades since her sex-change, covering such topics as her first years as a woman, her relationship with her son, her years as Martina Navratilova's coach, her love life, and her return to her medical career after tennis.

An anthology of ten original short stories about such things as family problems, sexuality, and courage, written by well-known authors of children's books.

Examines the history of women in higher education, discussing curriculum, sexuality, and popular opinion of the educated woman. Includes photographs and period advertisements.

Examines the link between gay rights and three successful civil rights movements, black civil rights, feminism, and religious toleration, and explains how those three movements can serve as an example for the gay civil rights movement.

Gay and lesbian teenagers relate their experiences regarding the discovery and acceptance of their sexual orientation.

Draws upon interviews with more than 160 individuals--including some who were saved from the Holocaust through adoption by Gentiles--about the experience of learning late in life that they were Jewish.

Presents the personal conversations of sixty-two prominent Jewish personalities who describe their heritage and their encounters with anti-Semitism.