TY  - BOOK
AU  - Simon,Rita J.
AU  - Brooks,Alison
TI  - Gay and lesbian communities the world over
T2  - The world over
SN  - 9780739143667
AV  - HQ76.25 
U1  - 306.76/6 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Lanham, MD
PB  - Lexington Books
KW  - Gays
KW  - Lesbians
KW  - Homosexuality
KW  - History
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Homosexuels
KW  - Lesbiennes
KW  - Homosexualité
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Aspect religieux
KW  - male homosexuality
KW  - aat
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - Cultural Policy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Cultural
KW  - Popular Culture
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
UR  - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1220595
ER  -