Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Struggle (Issues in Focus) [Library Binding]

Marilyn Tower Oliver (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up | Series: Issues in Focus

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.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up?Timely and forthright, this volume offers a critical look at the issues confronting gays and lesbians in their search for equal rights under the law. Oliver begins with a brief history of homosexuality from ancient Greece to modern-day America and swiftly details early efforts against sexual discrimination, touching on Harry Hay's Mattachine Society, the publication of the Kinsey report, NYC's Stonewall Rebellion, and the murder of Harvey Milk. The book is further broken down by social categories of discrimination, all of which are illustrated with case laws and current statistics. Job bias, harassment in the schools, the battle for gay rights in the military, same-sex marriage prohibitions, and issues of fair health care and treatment are covered with both historical and contemporary examples. While the author is careful to include dissenting opinions to the arguments that would include sexual orientation as a protected category, the compelling examples of harassment and discrimination against gays lead readers to the inexorable conclusion that all American citizens deserve equal treatment under the law. Concise and well documented, this title provides a good introduction to a current and controversial issue.?Jennifer A. Fakolt, Denver Public Library
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 11 and up
  
• Library Binding: 96 pages
• Publisher: Enslow Publishers (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894909584
• ISBN-13: 978-0894909580
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,331,335 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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