β Scribed by Chuck K. Stewart
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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.
Gay and Lesbian Issues......Page 1
Contents......Page 8
Preface and Acknowledgments......Page 10
1 History of the Gay Rights Movement......Page 14
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions......Page 46
3 Chronology......Page 86
4 Biographical Sketches......Page 142
5 Documents, Cases, Laws, and Quotations......Page 188
6 Directory of National and International Organizations and Associations......Page 240
7 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources......Page 290
Glossary......Page 388
Index......Page 394
About the Author......Page 416
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