Simon, Rita J.  1931-2013. <br/><br/>
Gay and lesbian communities the world over / 
Rita J. Simon and Alison Brooks. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 159 pages) 
 - The world over ;  13th volume .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780739143667 0739143662 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Gays.<br/>Lesbians.<br/>Homosexuality--History.<br/>Homosexuality--Religious aspects.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy--Cultural Policy.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Popular Culture.<br/>Gays.<br/>Homosexuality.<br/>Homosexuality--Religious aspects.<br/>Lesbians.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ76.25  / .S56 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>306.76/6