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Miller, Alan V., Comp. – 1978
This bibliography represents the second in a series of three dealing with employment of homosexuals, to be published by the Ontario Ministry of Labour Library. All asterisked titles in the series deal with the employment problems of and discrimination against homosexuals. This bibliography of reading materials concerned with homosexuality and…
Descriptors: Bias, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Homosexuality
Miller, Alan V., Comp. – 1978
This bibliography represents the first in a series of three dealing with employment of homosexuals, to be published by the Ontario Ministry of Labour Library. All asterisked titles in the series deal with the employment problems of and discrimination against homosexuals. This bibliography of reading materials concerned with homosexuality and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Employment, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Homosexuality
Hyde, Margaret O.; Forsyth, Elizabeth H. – 1994
Homosexuality has emerged as a major issue making headlines across the country, including initiatives, which have been put on state and local ballots, that limit or guarantee the civil rights of gays and lesbians. This book, designed as a guide for juveniles, separates fact from fiction about gays and lesbians and explains homosexuality in clear,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Civil Rights, Homophobia, Homosexuality
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Humm, Andrew – Social Policy, 1980
Discusses the problems faced by homosexuals in American society due to misconceptions, fear, and bigotry. Reviews the roles of politicians, organized religion, and the press in perpetuating discrimination against homosexuals and stresses the need for gay individuals to openly declare their sexual orientation in order to dispel secrecy and…
Descriptors: Activism, Church Role, Civil Rights, Discriminatory Legislation
Dodge, Susan – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1991
Gay and lesbian students are waging civil-rights campaigns on college campuses demanding that universities allow homosexual couples to live in on-campus housing for married students, create special offices staffed by gay people to deal with gay campus issues, and establish gay studies departments. (DB)
Descriptors: Activism, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, College Students
DeVito, Joseph A. – 1979
Administrators and teachers should ensure that gay and lesbian students are accorded rights equal to those accorded to heterosexual students. Administrators have the responsibility to find and hire gay and lesbian teachers and to secure for them total equality with heterosexual teachers as well as a supportive, accepting atmosphere; under such…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Communication (Thought Transfer)
National Commission on the Observance of International Women's Year, Washington, DC. – 1977
This document considers sexual preference as it specifically relates to women. Divided into two parts, the document presents a fact sheet about lesbianism and contains a workshop resource guide on sexual preference. The fact sheet, arranged in a question-answer format, focuses on the following concerns: (1) lesbianism as a woman's issue; (2) legal…
Descriptors: Books, Civil Rights, Discriminatory Legislation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Biaggio, Maryka; Davis-Russell, Elizabeth – 2001
The purpose of this paper was to discuss education and accreditation issues with respect to diversity in sexual orientation. The different levels of analyses are approached from the more general to the more specific, ending with a discussion of accreditation issues in psychology. Information pertains to the United States, and includes some…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Comparative Analysis, Counselor Training, Cross Cultural Studies
Swan, Wallace K., Ed. – 1997
The essays in this collection portray the cultural struggle that is taking place in the United States between those who support a variety of high-priority gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender initiatives and those who strongly oppose them. These issues revolve around the workplace, youth and education, relationships and legal rights, and…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Civil Rights, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
Harbeck, Karen M. – 1989
This paper is a summary of a comprehensive work on the legal, social, educational, and political history of lesbian and gay teachers in U.S. society from colonial times to the present. Case law on homosexual educators is discussed, as are three major political campaigns that sought to prohibit homosexual conduct, activity or advocacy by school…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Educational Administration, Educational History
Talburt, Susan – 1996
This study examined the social and political climate surrounding the opening of a controversial gay/lesbian/bisexual support office at an anonymous midwestern public research university. In addition to analyses of university mission statements, plans, and policies, other "diversity" literature, and campus and local newspapers, fieldwork…
Descriptors: Bisexuality, Civil Rights, Consciousness Raising, Diversity (Institutional)