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When gay people get married : what happens when societies legalize same-sex marriage / by Badgett, M. V. Lee(Mary Virginia Lee);
Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-263) and index.Introduction : a different perspective -- Why marry? : the value of marriage -- Forsaking all other options -- The impact of gay marriage on heterosexuals -- Something borrowed : trying marriage on -- Something new : will marriage change gay people? -- Marriage dissent in the gay community -- Strange bedfellows : assessing alternatives to marriage -- The pace of change : are we moving too fast? -- Conclusion : marriage under renovation?"In When Gay People Get Married, noted scholar M. V. Lee Badgett offers a rare look at how gay marriage is actually working, by taking readers to a land where it has been legal for same-sex couples to marry since 2001: the Netherlands. Through interviews with married gay couples we learn about the often surprising changes to their relationships, and the reactions of their families and work colleagues. Moreover, Badgett shows how the institution itself has been altered, exploring how the concept of marriage itself has changed in the United States and the Netherlands." "The evidence from around the world shows both that marriage changes gay people more than gay people change marriage and that it is the most liberal countries and states making the first moves to recognize gay couples. In the end, Badgett demonstrates that allowing gay couples to marry does not destroy the institution of marriage and that many gay couples do benefit, in expected as well as surprising ways, from the legal, social, and political rights that the institution offers. When Gay People Get Married is a primer on the current state of the same-sex marriage debate, providing valuable new insights into the political, social, and personal stakes involved."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Same-sex marriage; Gay couples;
© c2009., New York University Press,
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The savvy ally : a guide for becoming a skilled LGBTQ + advocate / by Gainsburg, Jeannie,1963-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-247) and index.Author's note -- Getting started -- Part I: Becoming knowledgeable allies -- Caution : identities being defined! -- Coming out as LGBTQ+ -- Orientations, identities, behaviors, oh my! -- Part II: Building skills for having respectful conversations -- Pronouns: sharing, gathering, and using -- LGBTQ+ etiquette tips, common bloopers, and outdated terms -- Gaydar and other problematic assumptions -- Good talk : the art of having useful conversations -- Part III: Taking action to create more inclusive spaces -- Straight pride parades and special snowflakes: addressing common questions -- Duct tape patch-up jobs and big fixes -- Creating LGBTQ+ inclusive spaces in different settings -- Taking it to the streets -- Now what? : questions from allies in the real world -- Part IV: Allying responsibly -- Messing up properly -- Backlash against allies -- Sustainability -- Glossary."Bursting with passion and humor, The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is a treasure trove for allies to the LGBTQ+ communities. This fully revised second edition includes: the most current information on identities and LGBTQ+ language; tips for respectfully sharing, gathering, and using pronouns; LGBTQ+ etiquette, including common language bloopers to avoid; tools for navigating difficult conversations; best practices for creating LGBTQ+ inclusive spaces; appropriate actions to take after messing up; techniques for self-care and sustainable allyship. The Savvy Ally is a vital resource for teachers, mental health professionals, healthcare providers, college professors, faith leaders, family members, and friends who want to support and advocate for the LGBTQ+ people in their lives and help make the world a safer, more inclusive place. This informative, encouraging, and easy-to-understand guidebook will jump-start even the most tentative ally"--Back cover
Subjects: Sexual minorities; Sexual minority community; Sexual minorities; Sexual minorities; Sexual minorities; Lesbians; Gay people; Bisexual people; Transgender people; Sexual minority community;
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This book is gay / by Dawson, Juno,author.; Gerrell, Spike,illustrator.; Levithan, David,writer of introduction.;
Welcome to the members' club -- The name game -- You can't mistake our biology -- Stereotypes are poo -- The fear -- Haterz gon' hate -- Coming out -- Where to meet people like you -- The ins and outs of gay sex -- Nesting -- Hats -- A guide to recognizing your gay saints -- Build a bridge : guidance for parents and carers of LGBTQ+ youth -- The cheat sheet -- Helpful numbers and websites and stuff."There's a long-running joke that, after coming out as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex person, you should receive a membership card and instruction manual. This is that instruction manual. You're welcome. Inside this revised and updated edition, you'll find the answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask: from sex to politics, hooking up to stereotypes, coming out and more. This candid, funny, and uncensored exploration of sexuality and what it's like to grow up LGBTQIA+ also includes real stories from people across the gender and sexual spectrums, not to mention hilarious illustrations"--Back cover.
Subjects: Gays.; Homosexuality.; Bisexuality.; Transgender people.; Gender Identity; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Transgender Persons;
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Cat on a hot tin roof [videorecording] / by Brooks, Richard,1912-1992.; Poe, James,1923-1980.; Taylor, Elizabeth,1932-2011.; Newman, Paul,1925-2008.; Ives, Burl,1909-1995.; Anderson, Judith,1897-1992.; Williams, Tennessee,1911-1983.Cat on a hot tin roof.;
Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson, Judith Anderson.Everything comes to a head as the patriarch of a neurotic Southern family slowly dies of cancer.MPAA rating: Not rated.DVD, Region 1, Dolby digital mono.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.; Families; Terminally ill; Married people; Closeted gays; Alcoholics;
© 2006, c1958., Warner Home Video,
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Stand by me : the forgotten history of gay liberation / by Downs, Jim,1973-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The largest massacre of gay people in American history -- The gay religious movement -- The biography of a bookstore -- Gay American history -- The body politic -- "Prison sounds" -- Body language."Despite the tremendous gains of the LGBT movement in recent years, the history of gay life in this country remains poorly understood. According to conventional wisdom, gay liberation started with the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village in 1969. The 1970s represented a moment of triumph--both political and sexual--before the AIDS crisis in the subsequent decade, which, in the view of many, exposed the problems inherent in the so-called "gay lifestyle". In Stand by Me, the acclaimed historian Jim Downs rewrites the history of gay life in the 1970s, arguing that the decade was about much more than sex and marching in the streets. Drawing on a vast trove of untapped records at LGBT community centers in Los Angeles, New York, and Philadelphia, Downs tells moving, revelatory stories of gay people who stood together--as friends, fellow believers, and colleagues--to create a sense of community among people who felt alienated from mainstream American life. As Downs shows, gay people found one another in the Metropolitan Community Church, a nationwide gay religious group; in the pages of the Body Politic, a newspaper that encouraged its readers to think of their sexuality as a political identity; at the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookstore, the hub of gay literary life in New York City; and at theaters putting on "Gay American History," a play that brought to the surface the enduring problem of gay oppression. These and many other achievements would be largely forgotten after the arrival in the early 1980s of HIV/AIDS, which allowed critics to claim that sex was the defining feature of gay liberation. This reductive narrative set back the cause of gay rights and has shaped the identities of gay people for decades. An essential act of historical recovery, Stand by Me shines a bright light on a triumphant moment, and will transform how we think about gay life in America from the 1970s into the present day."--Book jacket.
Subjects: Gay liberation movement; Gays; Gays; Gay rights;
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Pray the gay away : the extraordinary lives of Bible belt gays / by Barton, Bernadette.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 239 -265) and index.Acknowledgments -- Introduction : "in the eyes of the lord" -- Welcome to the Bible belt -- "My parents disowned me" : family rejection -- "God would tell on me" : losing their religion -- "They don't know who I am" : the toxic closet -- "Going straight" : the ex-gay movement -- "Prepare to believe" : the creation museum -- "The opposite of faith is fear" : destruction and transformation -- "God can love all of me" : living the life -- What the future holds -- Notes -- References -- Index -- About the author.While some areas of the United States have made tremendous progress in securing rights for gay people, Bible Belt states lag behind. Barton argues that conventions of small town life, rules which govern Southern manners, and the power wielded by Christian institutions serve as a foundation for both passive and active homophobia in the Bible Belt. She explores how conservative Christian ideology reproduces homophobic attitudes and shares how Bible Belt gays negotiate these attitudes in their daily lives.
Subjects: Homophobia; Gays; Christianity and culture;
© c2012., New York University,
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Gulliver's travels / [electronic resource] : by Swift, Jonathan.;
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift is a witty and insightful satirical novel recounts the history of Lemuel Gulliver, "First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of several Ships". In his travels Gulliver visits the Land of Lilliput, where he towers over the local inhabitants, the land of Brobdingnag where he is much smaller than the citizens, the floating island of Laputa, infested with fanatical scientists who in their obsession with reason behave with no sense at all and finally to the land of the brutish Yahoos who look to all intents and purposes like humans and are derided by the intelligent horse people. John Gay said in a 1726 letter to Swift that "it is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery"Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1637 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 428 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 1636 KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 421 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Classic Literature.;
© 2012., Duke Classics,
On-line resources: https://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=784593 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The gay agenda : a modern queer history & handbook / by Molesso, Ashley,author.; Needham, Chess,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (page 170).Pre-1900s - 1900a-1940s -- 1950s -- 1960s -- 1970s -- 1980s -- 1990s - 2000s -- 2010s."This colorful digest is a keepsake honoring LGBT+ people and the ongoing fight to gain--and maintain--equality for all. Inside the GAY AGENDA, you'll find trivia, tributes, history, and advice about: coming out, Marsha P. Johnson, pride flags, the Queer Liberation March, the AIDS crisis, safe sex, police raids, Radclyffe Hall, dating, queer terminology, religion (being gay), gender identity, James Baldwin, and the Stonewall Riots."--Back cover
Subjects: Gay rights; Gays; Lesbians; Bisexuals; Transsexuals;
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LGBTQ : Life in America : Examining the Facts. by Michelson, Melissa R.; Harrison, Brian F.;
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- How to Use This Book -- Introduction -- 1. The Origins of LGBTQ Identity -- Q1. How are sexual behavior, sexual orientation, and gender identity related to each other? -- Q2. Is it true that there are LGBTQ animals in the wild? -- Q3. Is being LGBTQ a choice? -- Q4. Does LGBTQ identity exist outside of Western societies such as those in North America and developed European countries? -- Q5. Have there always been LGBTQ people? -- Q6. Has the idea that LGBTQ orientations stem from childhood sexual trauma been debunked by researchers? -- Q7. Is the word "queer" a slur against the LGBTQ community? -- 2. LGBTQ Political and Legal Treatment Over Time -- Q8. Did the gay rights movement begin at Stonewall in 1969? -- Q9. Is it true that some vocal opponents of LGBTQ rights are closeted gay people? -- Q10. Do laws protecting LGBTQ people affect the freedom of religious Americans who oppose LGBTQ people on religious grounds? -- Q11. Does giving rights to LGBTQ people lead to the legalization of practices like pedophilia, bestiality, and necrophilia? -- Q12. Have hate crimes against LGBTQ people in the United States increased over time? -- Q13. Do LGBTQ people in the United States still suffer from legal discrimination? -- 3. Public Visibility of LGBTQ People -- Q14. Has the public become more supportive of same-sex relationships and marriages? -- Q15. Has the public become more supportive of same-sex people being parents? -- Q16. Are major religions in the United States more supportive of LGBTQ people than they used to be? -- Q17. Are more people coming out as LGBTQ? -- Q18. Are there more openly LGBTQ elected officials than there used to be? -- Q19. Are there more LGBTQ people on TV and in movies than there used to be? -- 4. Gender Identity, Performance, and Dynamics.Q20. Do LGBTQ relationships have the same dynamics that straight relationships do? -- Q21. Do lesbians and straight women harbor different views and attitudes toward men? -- Q22. Do gay men hate women, especially lesbians? -- Q23. Are bisexual people just confused gay (or straight) people who can't make up their mind? -- Q24. Are gay men less masculine than straight men? -- Q25. Are lesbians less feminine than straight women? -- Q26. Why are LGB people (people with nonheterosexual sexual orientations) grouped together with T people (non-cisgender gender identities) into one LGBTQ community? -- Q27. Are men who enjoy cross-dressing or drag transgender? -- 5. Transgender and Nonbinary Identity -- Q28. Is it true that gender is not binary? -- Q29. Do medical and psychological authorities regard transgender or nonbinary gender identity as a mental illness? -- Q30. Can children really know that they are transgender from an early age? -- Q31. Do all transgender and nonbinary people feel the need to change the way their body looks through surgery? -- Q32. Are more Americans using nonbinary pronouns? -- Q33. Is transgender identity related to sexual orientation, in that transgender men are former lesbians and transgender women are former gay men? -- Q34. Is there tension between the feminist movement and people who identify as transgender and/or nonbinary? -- 6. Behaviors and Outcomes Associated with LGBTQ People -- Q35. Do LGBTQ people contract HIV/AIDS at different rates than straight people? -- Q36. Are LGBTQ people more prone to mental illness than straight people? -- Q37. Can conversion therapy change someone's sexual orientation or gender identity? -- Q38. Do LGBTQ people abuse drugs and alcohol at different rates than straight people? -- Q39. Do straight people and LGBTQ people have different life expectancies?.Q40. Are LGBTQ youth more likely to be homeless? -- Q41. Is bullying of LGBTQ kids for their sexual orientation becoming less common? -- Q42. Are children of LGBTQ parents worse off than children of straight parents? -- 7. Diversity within the LGBTQ Community -- Q43. Do LGBTQ people tend to be of a certain race, gender, or age? -- Q44. Do LGBTQ people tend to live in particular geographic regions? -- Q45. Do LGBTQ people tend to be from a particular socioeconomic background? -- Q46. Are LGBTQ people more sexually active than straight people? -- Q47. Is there such a thing as a "gay lifestyle"? -- Q48. Do LGBTQ and straight people display distinct differences in their physical appearance, behavior, or speech? -- Q49. Have LGBTQ people made positive impacts on American life and culture? -- Index."This indispensable book debunks common myths and misconceptions about the LGBTQ community while providing accurate information about LGBTQ people, their successes and shared history, and the current challenges they face in American society" -- provided by publisher.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2022. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Sexual minorities-Social conditions-United States.; Sexual minorities-Identity.;
On-line resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kirtland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6796749 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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Lady in gold : the extraordinary tale of Gustav Klimt's masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer / by O'Connor, Anne Marie,1959-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-338) and index.Emancipation. Adele's Vienna : poems and privilege ; The king ; Emancipated immigrants ; The wounded creator ; Arranged marriage ; The secession ; Klimt the seducer ; An innocent abroad ; "I want to get out" ; Adele's "Bohemian home" ; The empress ; "Degenerate women" ; Eyes wide shut ; The outsider ; The painted mosaic ; Klimt's women ; "Hugs from your Buddha" ; The good spirit -- Love and betrayal. Degenerate art ; "You are peace" ; Unrequited love ; Marie Viktoria ; Maria and Luise ; Stubenbastei ; The housepainter from Austria ; With or without you ; The return of the native ; Love letters from a bride ; Work makes freedom ; Thunder at twilight ; Decent honorable people ; Gay marriage ; The Orient Express ; The autograph hunter ; Stealing beauty ; The last of the Bloch-Bauers ; Homecoming ; Führer ; Nazis in the family ; "Above the mob" ; The Viennese Cassandra ; Ferdinand in exile ; The Gutmanns ; The "blonde beast" ; Love letters from a murderer ; Ferdinand's legacy ; The uses of art ; Nelly ; The Immendorf Castle ; The child in the chapel ; The castle of the first Reichsmarschall ; The partisans ; The man without qualities ; The Nero decree ; Restitution ; Liberation ; Refugee ; Provenance -- Atonement. Historical amnesia ; The children of Tantalus ; The heirs of history ; The library of theft ; The search for provenance ; "I can't afford for you to lose" ; How do you solve a problem like Maria? ; Klimt's stolen women ; A lost cause célèbre ; Diplomacy ; Family history ; Supreme judgment ; Arbitration ; Ciao Adele ; A friend from Old Vienna ; Patrimony ; Adele's final destiny ; The burden of history ; Art history ; Cultural property ; A reckoning.Shares the events that shaped the creation of the painter's most famous portrait, covering such topics as the story of the salon hostess who was his model, contributing factors in turn-of-the-century Vienna, and the painting's fate.
Subjects: Klimt, Gustav, 1862-1918.; Bloch-Bauer, Adele, 1881-1925;
© 2015., Vintage Books,
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