Civil Rights
- United States: UN expert warns LGBT rights being eroded, urges stronger safeguardsA UN expert says the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and gender diverse (LGBT) people are being deliberately undermined by some state governments in the United States and has urged the Biden administration to strengthen measures to protect them.
Discrimination
- The State of the LGBTQ Community in 2020A comprehensive new study from the Center for American Progress finds that many LGBTQ people continue to face discrimination in their personal lives, in the workplace and the public sphere, and in their access to critical health care.
- A teacher’s road to acceptance, and fighting back against hateRiver Chunnui is a nonbinary teacher in Peoria who has been the center of anti-queer rhetoric. Now, they’re making their voice heard.
Queer People of Color: Connected but Not Comfortable by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781626377158Publication Date: 2018-09-06
Sexual Minorities: Discrimination, Challenges and Development in America by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780789002303Publication Date: 2004-10-26
Violence Against Queer People: race, class, gender, and the persistence of anti-LGBT discrimination / by Call Number: HV6250.4.H66 M49 2015ISBN: 9780813573168Publication Date: 2015-10-11
Education
Research consistently shows that LGBTQ+ students and professionals in STEM-related fields experience disadvantages, social isolation, and harassment more often than their straight and cisgender peers. LGBTQ+ identified professionals in STEM fields often report that they are not given the resources that they need to do meaningful work and that their expertise is consistently devalued.
Teaching the Teachers: LGBTQ Issues in Teacher Education by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781641138307Publication Date: 2020-03-01
Health
The Remedy : Queer and Trans Voices on Health and Health Care by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781551526584Publication Date: 2016-11-22
Media Coverage
The Life and Death of Latisha King: A Critical Phenomenology of Transphobia by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781479849215Publication Date: 2018-03-20
Murder, the Media, and the Politics of Public Feelings by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780253005212Publication Date: 2011-08-18
Queer Media Images: LGBT Perspectives by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780739180280Publication Date: 2013-05-16
Social Issues
Policy Issues Affecting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Families by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9780472030613Publication Date: 2006-12-28
Everyday Violence : The Public Harassment of Women and LGBTQ People by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781978823990Publication Date: 2021-09-17
