Rita J. Simon, Alison M. Brooks

Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 411g
• ISBN-13: 9780739143643
• ISBN-10: 0739143646
• Artikelnr.: 28034970

Autorenporträt

By Rita J. Simon and Alison M. Brooks

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Legal Status of Gays and Lesbians Chapter
3 Christianity and Homosexuality Chapter 4 Judaism and Homosexuality
Chapter 5 Islam and Homosexuality Chapter 6 Hinduism, Buddhism, and
Homosexuality Chapter 7 Homosexuality in Ancient Greece and Rome Chapter 8
Homosexuality During the Middle Ages Chapter 9 Early Africa and
Homosexuality Chapter 10 Portrayal of Gays and Lesbians in the Arts Chapter
11 Early Psychology and Homosexuality Chapter 12 Tearoom Trade Chapter 13
The Mattachine Society and New York City's Stonewall Inn Part 14 Country
Studies Chapter 15 Canada Chapter 16 United States Chapter 17 Argentina
Chapter 18 Brazil Chapter 19 Great Britain Chapter 20 France Chapter 21
Germany Chapter 22 Italy Chapter 23 Sweden Chapter 24 Hungary Chapter 25
Poland Chapter 26 Russia Chapter 27 Israel Chapter 28 Egypt Chapter 29 Iran
Chapter 30 Nigeria Chapter 31 South Africa Chapter 32 India Chapter 33
China Chapter 34 Japan Chapter 35 Australia Chapter 36 Gay and Lesbian
Adoption Chapter 37 Concluding Comments Chapter 38 Appendix A: Homosexuals
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