The No-Nonsense Guide to Sexual Diversity
Author: Vanessa Baird
Demystifies all the colours of the sexual rainbow, tracking the campaigns for rights and equality worldwide.
Foreword, Contents and Introduction
The treatment of sexual minorities - whether lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender – varies significantly in different parts of the world. In some countries equal rights have been achieved and progress is being made against discrimination; in others being gay still incurs the death penalty.
This No-Nonsense Guide examines all the colors of the sexual rainbow, unearths hidden histories and looks at contributions from medicine and science. It includes a unique global survey of laws that affect LGBT people.
- Global overview
- The revolution's here!
- Hidden history
- Homophobia
- The politics of sexual control
- Religion
- Science
- Transgender
- Conclusion
- Appendix: A world survey of sexual minorities and the law
About the Author: Vanessa Baird has been co-editor at New Internationalist magazine since 1986. Previous books include, as compiler and editor, Eye to Eye Women.
| Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Dimensions: | 180 x 110mm |
| Page extent: | 144 pages |
| Publication date: | October 2007 (UK), November 2007 (US) |
| ISBN-13: | 978-1-904456-64-3 |
Date added: August 19, 2010
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