| International Standard Book Number |
9781580936149
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| International Standard Book Number |
1580936148
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
342.087
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| Personal Name |
Pizer, Jennifer C., author.
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| Title Statement |
Making the case for equality : 50 years of legal milestones in LGBTQ history / by Jennifer C. Pizer and Ellen Anne Andersen ; foreword by Roxane Gay ; afterword by Trevor Wilkinson
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| Varying Form of Title |
Fifty years of legal milestones in LGBTQ history
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| Imprint |
New York : Lambda Legal : Monacelli Press, 2024
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| Physical Description |
240 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 30 cm
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| General Note |
"Lambda Legal"--At base of title
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction: framing the case -- We're here, we're queer, get used to it: winning the right to exist, be safe, and be seen -- Interlude: a sketch of the legal system -- "The gay plague": confronting stigma and discrimination based on HIV/AIDS -- Working: securing employment fairness -- Interlude: public education and engagement -- Bad medicine: challenging discrimination in health insurance and medical care -- Not just roommates: protecting LGBTQ+ family relationships -- Love unites us: winning the freedom to marry -- Interlude: the long road to marriage equality -- Student life: making schools safe and welcoming for LGBTQ+ youth -- Seeking shelter: reducing discrimination in housing and lodging -- Interlude: the legal help desk -- Imperfect institutions: managing in and reforming our legal systems -- News from the frontlines: defending against anti-LGBTQ+ attacks -- Envisioning justice/claiming our future / by Kevin Jennings
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| Summary, Etc. |
"Dozens of landmark legal cases, from 1973 to 2023, that drove transformative change from courtrooms to living rooms nationwide. Lambda Legal, the pioneering non-profit legal organization, opened its half-century of archives to create a coffee-table book commemorating its 50th anniversary. Dozens of 'game-changing' legal cases winning and shaping the civil rights of the LGBTQ community are presented alongside a collection of curated archival material and historical images, chronicling the history and vital mission of the organization to advocate for the free and equal lives of LGBTQ people and people living with HIV. Through lively, detailed text and fascinating historical and contemporary images, including rarely seen and never-published images from the Lambda Legal's photo archive, dating back 50 years, to the beginning of the organization's history, this is the first book to celebrate and commemorate the societal impact of Lambda Legal's landmark strides for the civil rights of the LGBTQ community. Founded four years after the Stonewall Rebellion in New York City in 1973, Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest legal organization in the USA dedicated to achieving full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. With unprecedented success, this trailblazing national civil-rights group has offices in six locations around the country and continues to improve lives for a diverse community of LGBTQ people, who, fifty years ago, were penalized, persecuted, and barely recognized under the law"--Publisher's description
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| Subject |
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund History
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Gay rights United States History
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Homophobia United States History
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Sexual minorities Civil rights United States History
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Sexual minorities Legal status, laws, etc. United States History
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Gay people Legal status, laws, etc. United States.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Gay activists United States History
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Sexual minority students Legal status, laws, etc. United States History
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Homosexuality Law and legislation United States.
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Same-sex marriage Law and legislation United States.
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Homophobia Law and legislation United States
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Legal assistance to gay people United States History
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Legal services United States History
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Gay, Roxane, writer of foreword.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Andersen, Ellen Ann, author.
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| Added Entry, Personal Name |
Wilkinson, Trevor, writer of afterword.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund.
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