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1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Gays.
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Lesbians.
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Homosexuality -- History.
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Homosexuality -- Religious aspects.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Brooks, Alison, 1985- author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Simon, Rita J. Gay and lesbian communities the world over. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2009] xii, 159 pages ; 24 cm 9780739143643 |
| ISBN |
9780739143643 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780739143667 (electronic bk.) |
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