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Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families (Paperback, New)
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Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families (Paperback, New)
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face the same family
issues as their heterosexual counterparts, but that is only the
beginning of their struggle. The LGBT community also encounters
legal barriers to government recognition of their same-sex
relationships and relationships to their own children. "Policy
Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families
"addresses partner recognition, parenting, issues affecting
children of LGBT parents, health care, discrimination, senior care
and elder rights, and equal access to social services. Sean Cahill
and Sarah Tobias provide up-to-date, accurate analysis of the major
policies affecting LGBT people, their same-sex partners, and their
children. This valuable resource offers literature reviews of
demographic research as well as original research based on the U.S.
Census same-sex couple sample. It also provides a look at the
30-year history of right-wing anti-gay activism and the
intra-community intellectual debates over the fight for marriage.
"The sheer diversity of gay people and opinion shines through
Cahill and Tobias's fact-packed depiction of same-sex couples and
their kids, their needs and day-to-day challenges, and the movement
for fairness and the freedom to marry. The disparate personal
stories and struggles in this informative book underscore the
importance of ending discrimination in marriage and ensuring that
no family is left behind."--Evan Wolfson, Founder and Executive
Director of the Freedom to Marry Project "A concise, comprehensive
guide to gay-family issues that combines an impassioned progressive
sensibility with a firm respect for facts."
--Jonathan Rauch, senior writer and columnist for"National
Journal,""" "Atlantic Monthly" correspondent, and author of "Gay
Marriage: Why It Is Good for Gays, Good for Straights, and Good for
America" "Cahill and Tobias offer readers a thorough and immensely
readable guide to the legal problems faced by LGBT families."
--Ellen Andersen, Indiana University-Purdue University at
Indianapolis "For an account of policy issues that frame lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) family lives here in the
United States, one need look no further. Sean Cahill and Sarah
Tobias supply accurate and up-to-date information about the legal
and policy contexts of LGBT lives across the country. This book is
sure to be a valuable resource for students and scholars, as well
as for others seeking to understand and challenge discrimination
based on sexual orientation or gender identity."--Charlotte J.
Patterson, University of Virginia Sean Cahill is Director of the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Policy Institute. Sarah Tobias
is a feminist theorist and LGBT activist who earned her Ph.D. in
Political Science from Columbia University. She has taught
Political Theory at colleges in New York and New Jersey, and
currently works as Senior Policy Analyst in the Democracy program
at Demos, a New York City-based think tank.
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