Search Results: Returned 9 Results, Displaying Titles 1 - 9
-
-
2020., General Call No: 306.76 HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: LGBTQ Discrimination in America highlights the laws, opinions, and social norms that lead to discrimination of people in the LGBTQ community. It examines common elements of discrimination in the community, from bullying in schools to employment discrimination. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
-
-
[2017]., Grey House Publishing Grey House Publishing Call No: Ref 306.76 LGB Edition: [New edition]. Availability:2 of 2 At Location(s) Series Title: Great events from history. Volume: vol. 1 & 2Summary Note: This GLBT series chronicles important historical events that have identified, defined, and legally established the rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. This new edition in the Great Events series chronicles important historical events that have identified, defined, and legally established the rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. In the last ten years alone, the world has witnessed significant events that have broken down barriers, both socially and legally, making enormous strides to end discrimination against the LGBTQ community. Just some of these events include: 2011 - "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is repealed; 2012 - Barack Obama becomes the first sitting US president to publicly support the freedom for LGBT couples to marry; 2013 - The US Supreme Court rules that legally married same-sex couples are entitled to federal benefits; 2015 - The Supreme Court rules that states cannot ban same-sex marriage; 2016 - Pentagon lifts the ban on transgender people serving openly in the US military. In-depth, yet accessible essays provide a summary of the event and discuss the event's significance and historical impact. Entries are supplemented with sources for further reading, cross-references to other material in the series, maps, quotations from primary source documents, timelines, and hundreds of photographs and illustrations. - Publisher.
-
-
2020., General Call No: 306.76 HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: LGBTQ Rights and the Law explores the history of legislation affecting the LGBTQ community, including the proposed ban on transgender soldiers. It also explores the lives of the people who have challenged anti-LGBTQ legislation and made a difference for LGBTQ people in America. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
-
-
2020., General Call No: 306.76 HAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: LGBTQ Social Movements in America looks at social change movements in the country's LGBTQ history, including the Stonewall riots that started the modern gay rights movement and die-ins that pressured the US government to take note of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
-
-
2022., Pre-adolescent, Penguin Workshop Call No: LGBT Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The LGBTQ+ community is so much more than rainbow flags and the month of June. . . Young readers will learn about groundbreaking events, including historic pushes for equality and the legalization of same-sex marriages across the world. They will dive into the phenomenal history of queer icons from ancient times to the present and read about Harvey Milk, Marsha P. Johnson, Audre Lorde, and more. Including several personal current essays from inspiring young LGBTQ+ people, this book encourages readers to take pride in their identity and the identities of those around them"--Provided by publisher.
-
-
[2019]., Juvenile, Beacon Press Call No: HI-INT 306.7 BRO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Through engrossing narratives, letters, drawings, poems, and more, the book encourages young readers, of all identities, to feel pride at the accomplishments of the LGBTQ people who came before them and to use history as a guide to the future. The stories he shares include those of: Thomas Morton, who celebrated same-sex love in Boston's Puritan community in the 1620s; Albert D.J. Cashier, an Irish immigrant and Civil War hero, who was born in the body of a woman but lived as a man for over a half century; Gladys Bentley, an African American blues singer who challenged cross-dressing laws in 1920s Harlem; Bayard Rustin, Martin Luther King Jr.'s close friend, civil rights organizer, and an openly gay man; Sylvia Rivera, who along with Marsha P. Johnson, founded the first transgender political group in the United States in 1970; Harvey Milk, a community organizer and the first openly gay politician to win an election in California; Jamie Nabozny, a teen who brought national attention to the issue of LGBTQ bullying by bringing his case to the Supreme Court in the 1990s. With over 60 illustrations and photos, a glossary, and a corresponding curriculum, A Queer History of the United States for Young People will be vital for teachers who want to introduce a new perspective to America's story"--
-
-
-
[2019]., Juvenile, Beacon Press Call No: 306.76 Che Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Examines the history of homosexuality in America ranging from indigenous tribes who embraced diverse sexual orientation and gender identities to historical figures such as transgender war hero Albert D.J. Cashier and civil rights leader Bayard Rustin who have made lasting contributions in the history and culture of the LGBTQ community. Includes a glossary and photographs.
-
-
-
2014., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster BFYR Edition: First Simon & Schuster BFYR paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Hernandez helped save the life of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, and his life experience is a source of true inspiration in this heartfelt memoir. His quick thinking saved her life until the paramedics arrived and took her to the hospital. His memoir explores his life, his character, and the traits that a young person needs to rise above adversity and become a hero.
-
-
c2013., Juvenile, Simon & Schuster BFYR Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Explores the life of Daniel Hernandez, the teen who was with US Representative Gabrielle Giffords the day she was shot and whose quick thinking on the scene probably saved Giffords' life.
