Gay and lesbian communities the world over / Rita J. Simon and Alison Brooks.

By:

Simon, Rita J. (Rita James), 1931-2013

Contributor(s):

Brooks, Alison, 1985-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: The world over ; 13th v.Publication details: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2009.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 159 p.)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780739143667
0739143662

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Gay and lesbian communities the world overDDC classification:

306.76/6 22

LOC classification:

HQ76.25

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Contents:

Introduction -- Legal status of gays and lesbians -- Christianity and homosexuality -- Judaism and homosexuality -- Islam and homosexuality -- Hinduism, Buddhism, and homosexuality -- Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome -- Homosexuality during the middle ages -- Early africa and homosexuality -- Portrayal of gays and lesbians in the arts -- Early psychology and homosexuality -- Tearoom trade -- The mattachine society and New York city's Stonewall Inn : country studies -- Canada -- United States -- Argentina -- Brazil -- Great Britain -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Sweden -- Hungary -- Poland -- Russia -- Israel -- Egypt -- Iran -- Nigeria -- South Africa -- India -- China -- Japan -- Australia -- Gay and lesbian adoption -- Concluding comments.

Summary: Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over provides an innovative examination and comparison of the treatment and status of gays and lesbians in 21 countries. The book contains a country-by-country profile of each of the issues, describes treatment and status, reports on the pubic opinion data, and compares countries against each other.

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Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over provides an innovative examination and comparison of the treatment and status of gays and lesbians in 21 countries. The book contains a country-by-country profile of each of the issues, describes treatment and status, reports on the pubic opinion data, and compares countries against each other.

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