03019nam 2200649 450 991046535170332120200520144314.00-7391-4366-2(CKB)3710000000644444(EBL)4505050(SSID)ssj0001646036(PQKBManifestationID)16416663(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001646036(PQKBWorkID)14037932(PQKB)11651475(MiAaPQ)EBC4505050(Au-PeEL)EBL4505050(CaPaEBR)ebr11203148(CaONFJC)MIL914208(OCoLC)946725504(EXLCZ)99371000000064444420091001h20092009 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrGay and lesbian communities the world over /Rita J. Simon and Alison BrooksLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,[2009]©20091 online resource (175 p.)The world over Gay and lesbian communities the world overDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-4365-4 0-7391-4364-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Legal status of gays and lesbians -- Christianity and homosexuality -- Judaism and homosexuality -- Islam and homosexuality -- Hinduism, Buddhism, and homosexuality -- Homosexuality in ancient Greece and Rome -- Homosexuality during the middle ages -- Early africa and homosexuality -- Portrayal of gays and lesbians in the arts -- Early psychology and homosexuality -- Tearoom trade -- The mattachine society and New York city's Stonewall Inn : country studies -- Canada -- United States -- Argentina -- Brazil -- Great Britain -- France -- Germany -- Italy -- Sweden -- Hungary -- Poland -- Russia -- Israel -- Egypt -- Iran -- Nigeria -- South Africa -- India -- China -- Japan -- Australia -- Gay and lesbian adoption -- Concluding comments.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.GaysLesbiansHomosexualityHistoryHomosexualityReligious aspectsElectronic books.Gays.Lesbians.HomosexualityHistory.HomosexualityReligious aspects.306.76/6Simon Rita J(Rita James),1931-2013,904912Brooks Alison1985-MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465351703321Gay and lesbian communities the world over2023614UNINA