{"product_id":"lgbtq-stats-bennett-singer-9781620972441","title":"LGBTQ STATS: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer People by the Numbers","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn essential handbook of myth-busting facts and figures about the real lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty years ago it was impossible to imagine the president of the United States embracing same-sex marriage or Bruce Jenner transitioning to Caitlyn Jenner, an open transgender woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLGBTQ Stats\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the ongoing LGBTQ revolution, providing the critical statistics, and draws upon and synthesizes newly collected data. Deschamps and Singer--whose previous books and films on LGBTQ topics have won numerous awards and found audiences around the globe--provide chapters on family and marriage, workplace discrimination, education, youth, criminal justice, and immigration, as well as evolving policies and laws affecting LGBTQ communities. A chapter on LGBTQ life around the globe contrasts the dramatic progress for LGBTQ people in the United States with violent backlash in countries such as Russia, Iran, and Nigeria, which have discriminatory laws that make same-sex activity punishable by prison or death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lively, accessible, and eye-opening snapshot, \u003ci\u003eLGBTQ Stats\u003c\/i\u003e offers an invaluable resource for activists, journalists, lawmakers, and general readers who want the facts and figures on LGBTQ lives in the twenty-first century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bennett Singer, David DesChamps\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620972441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620972441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2016 pg. 4","brand":"Bennett Singer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994306707711,"sku":"9781620972441","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_488e0802-907d-45ab-9056-ae0e8d21a428.jpg?v=1683329363","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lgbtq-stats-bennett-singer-9781620972441","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}