homophobia

"Marriage equality has surged across the country. Closet doors have burst open in business, entertainment, and even major league sports. But ... longtime [gay rights] advocate Michelangelo Signorile argues ... [that] homophobia is still a basic fact of American life"--Provided by publisher.

"This ... book empowers readers to confront discrimination [towards] LGBTQ+ people ... Readers who define as LGBTQ+ will find themselves encouraged, and those who do not will learn how to be supportive allies of their LGBTQ+ friends and classmates, both in and out of school"--Provided by publisher.

This book provides resources and strategies for helping LGBTQ+ students overcome bullying and maintain their well-being.

Discusses how teenagers can deal with homophobia, explaining what it is, provides real-life problems and solutions, quizzes that test the ability to make positive choices, and a resource guide.

Discusses homophobia, hate crimes, and the murder of Matthew Shepard and how people are working together to fight such discrimination.

"On October 7, 1988, a young gay man was discovered bound to a fence outside Laramie, Wyoming, savagely beaten and left to die in a shocking act of hate. Matthew Shepard's death became a national symbol of intolerance, but for the people of the town, the event was deeply personal. In the aftermath, Mois?s Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie and conducted more than 200 interviews with its people"--Provided by publisher.

Explores why marriage has recently emerged as the most controversial issue in the gay struggle for equality, tracing the history of the national debate and the government and society's response to it.

Explores why the murder of twenty-one-year-old gay University of Wyoming student Matt Shepard ignited a media frenzy and struck a cord with American society.