{"product_id":"gay-and-lesbian-americans-and-raymond-a-smith-9781576072561","title":"Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking volume surveying the contributions that gay and lesbian Americans have made to the democratic process.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1969, when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people first participated as a group in the political process, they faced an imposing array of obstacles. Everything from personal rejection and violence; state anti-sodomy laws; exclusion from the armed forces; and legal discrimination in employment, housing, credit, consumer service, and public accommodations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNevertheless, by the end of the millennium, LGBT people had transformed themselves into a well-organized and begrudgingly respected political force. In the process, they dramatically changed laws and attitudes across the nation. This new volume tells the story of the rapid growth and remarkable successes of the LGBT movement--a record that makes it one of the most successful social movements in U.S. history and, ironically, the least studied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond A. Smith,Donald P. Haider-Markel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576072568\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576072561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.46w x 1.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 374","brand":"Raymond A. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088583012607,"sku":"9781576072561","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_40aec431-4292-4810-8201-c6438f2136a3.jpg?v=1769105576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gay-and-lesbian-americans-and-raymond-a-smith-9781576072561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}