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1) Gay rights
Author
Series
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 11.3 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Examines the issues surrounding gay rights and provides an overview of the topic.
Author
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This title traces the history of the gay rights movement in the United States, including the key players, watershed moments, and legislative battles that have driven social change. Iconic images and informative sidebars accompany compelling text that follows the movement from before the 1969 riots at the Stonewall Inn in New York City through activists work to end prejudice and up to new legislative triumphs in the twenty-first century."--
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
LGBT rights have advanced greatly since the homophobic days of the 1960s. Still, challenges remain, including passage of a federal law mandating job equality nationwide. This book examines how and why social change occurs and the lasting influence of the LGBT movement on mainstream society. --
Author
Publisher
Enslow Publishers
Pub. Date
c1998
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Description
What was it like being young and gay during the closeted 1950s, the exuberant beginnings of the modern gay rights movement in the 1970s, or the frightening outbreak of HIV and AIDS in the 1980s? In this unique history, Nancy Garden uses both fact and fiction to explore just what it has meant to be young and gay in America during the last fifty years. For each decade from the 1950s on, she discusses in an essay the social and political events that...
10) A child's introduction to pride: the inspirational history and culture of the LGBTQIA+ community
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"An essential and empowering introduction to the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement throughout history with kid-friendly explanations of important terms"--
Author
Series
Publisher
KidHaven Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Learning about the LGBTQ+ community involves much more than just learning what each letter in this acronym stands for, and readers are introduced to the many different kinds of people who identify as part of this community as they discover facts about each group's struggle for basic rights and acceptance. Informative, empathetic text presents this sensitive topic in a way that's easy for young readers to understand, and fact boxes give them additional...
12) Living as LGBTQ+
Author
Series
Publisher
Creative Education and Creative Paperbacks
Pub. Date
[2025]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A social studies title for young adults that examines the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more (LGBTQ+) community in the United States of America. Includes sidebars, real-person profiles, a glossary, a timeline, and further resources"--
Author
Series
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are frequently denied equal rights in America. LGBT people face discrimination as employees, students, adoptive parents, spouses, and consumers, and they have been targeted in violent hate crimes. LGBT Discrimination examines what this discrimination entails, how it is manifested, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address it."--Amazon.com.