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Intro -- Foreword -- 1. Gay Communities -- The Human Community -- Close-up: Famous Gay Neighborhoods -- An Invisible Minority -- 2. The Foundations of the LGBT Community -- Finding Each Other -- Close-up: The Pioneering Daughters of Bilitis -- A Changing World -- Bar Communities -- Close-up: Softball-The Lesbian Alternative -- Double Lives -- Close-up: Unmasking the Mattachine Society -- 3. Gay Liberation and AIDS -- Stonewall and the LGBT Civil Rights Movement -- Close-up: Online LGBT Communities -- Close-up: Gay Pride Is Global -- An Ongoing Party -- Lesbians in the 1970s -- The End of the Party -- Close-up: ACT UP Takes Action -- Close-up: AIDS and the End of Bathhouses -- 4. Going Mainstream -- LGBT People Are Everywhere! -- Getting to Know Each Other -- The Battle's Not Over -- Still Having Fun -- Close-up: LGBT Sports Organizations -- An Increasingly Digital Community -- Series Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Intro -- Foreword -- 1. What is Gender? -- Sex ≠ Gender -- Close-up: Sex versus Gender -- Gender Roles and Sexuality -- The Myth of the "Real Man" -- Close-up: The Roots of Gender Prejudice -- Gender Roles: Still Evolving -- Close-up: Gender Programming from Birth -- 2. What is Transgender? -- The Wide Range of Gender Variance -- Crossdressers and Drag Performers -- Close-up: Intersex-Born Both Male and Female -- Transitioning from Male to Female or Female to Male -- Transgender ≠ Gay -- 3. Growing Up Transgender -- Hormone Therapy to Redirect Puberty -- Too Young to Be Certain? -- Parental Concern . . . and Confusion -- The Risks of Repressing Gender Identity -- Close-up: Finding a Trans Community -- 4. Living as a Transgender Adult -- The Downside of Acceptance -- Changing the Way We Think About Transgender Individuals -- Close-up: Gender-neutral Pronouns -- Worth the Ongoing Struggle -- Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Intro -- Foreword -- 1 The History of Identity Politics -- Close-up: The Gay Holocaust -- Homosexuality as a Disorder -- The Stonewall Riots -- Close-up: The First LGBT Rights Organizations -- Close-up: The Civil Rights Movement's Gay Hero -- The LGBT Rights Movement-and Its Backlash -- The Impact of the AIDS Crisis -- The Gay Response to AIDS: Organize -- Antigay Hate Crimes -- 2 Marriage Equality -- Close-up: LGBT Parenting -- Two Steps Forward… -- …One Step Back -- A Civil Rights Issue -- Close-up: Marriage Equality's Repercussions -- At Long Last, Victory -- Enduring Past Death -- 3 LGBT People in the Military -- Giving a Face to Gay Servicemen -- Serving in Silence -- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" -- Close-up: Harassment of LGBT Service Members -- Repeal…and Respect -- 4 Workplace Issues and Discrimination -- Standing Up to Discrimination -- The Fight for Workplace Protection -- Close-up: ENDA and Hobby Lobby -- Shattering the Workplace Closet -- Winning the Battle Slowly But Steadily -- Series Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Intro -- Foreword -- 1. Mind, Body, and Spirit -- Close-up: The Sad Statistics on LGBT Suicide -- When Shame Becomes Self-destruction -- Partners on the Journey -- 2. Body Concept -- Men and Body Concept -- The Emotional Weight of Body Fat -- Close-up: The Causes and Effects of Eating Disorders -- Women and Body Concept -- Using Food to Bury Sexuality -- 3. Self-Respect and Sexual Health -- AIDS and the LGBT Rights Movement -- Close-up: AIDS Doesn't Discriminate -- Other Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Unsafe Sex -- Close-up: How to Practice Safer Sex -- Pregnancy: The Other Risk -- Do It for Yourself! -- 4. Substance Abuse -- Gays and Crystal Meth -- Drugs and Risky Behaviors -- Lesbians and Alcohol Abuse -- Tobacco Use -- Finding Options -- Close-up: Recovery and Rehabilitation Resources -- Series Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Intro -- Foreword -- 1 What It Means to Come Out -- What Is "Coming Out"? -- Close-up: Coming Out as a Process -- Feeling Proud-and Vulnerable -- Telling Friends -- Family Reactions -- Fear of Coming Out -- Close-up: Coming Out As a Teen (or Younger) -- Risks and Repercussions -- The Greatest Danger: Not Coming Out -- Coming Out for Social Change -- Privacy versus Progress -- 2 Sarah's Story -- "It's Just a Phase" -- Trying to Be "Normal" -- A Betrayal of Trust -- Seeking Allies-and Acceptance -- Close-up: Coming Out on the Internet -- 3 Ed's Story -- Spending Decades in the Closet -- Torn Between Faith and Feeling -- Coming Out to God -- Close-up: Coming Out to Immigrant Parents -- Learning from Someone Else's Regrets -- Accepting Yourself as You Are -- Embracing a New Faith Community -- 4 Finding Support -- Politicizing Parents -- Gay Acceptance: A Generational Shift -- Guidelines for New LGBT Allies -- The Trauma of "Outing" -- Series Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Intro -- Foreword -- 1 What's So Scary About Difference? -- A Tragic Symbol of Homophobia -- Anti-gay Hate Crimes -- Close-up: The Matthew Shepard Foundation -- Fear of the Other -- Close-up: Prejudiced People Aren't Picky -- Prejudice -- 2 Homophobia and Its Victims -- How Common Is Homosexuality? -- The History of Homophobia -- Homophobia in the Modern Era -- Close-up: Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals -- 3 An Ongoing Struggle for Rights and Respect -- Close-up: The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act -- An Era of Change -- The Stonewall Riots -- Gay Liberation and Gay Pride -- The AIDS Crisis -- The New Millennium -- 4 What Can You Do About Homophobia? -- Close-up: "That's so GAY!" -- Are You Homophobic? -- Series Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Intro -- Foreword -- 1 What Are Stereotypes? -- Close-up: Some Common High School Stereotypes -- Butch Women, Effeminate Men -- Where Stereotypes Come From -- Close-up: Sex versus Gender -- 2 Stereotypes of Gay Men -- We're Not All Hairdressers, Dancers, or Wedding Planners -- Close-up: Gay Voice -- The Stereotype Trap -- Close-up: Gay Bears and Other Stereotype Busters -- 3 Stereotypes of Lesbians -- Reclaiming Power from the Negative -- Close-up: Butches on Broadway -- Butch and Femme -- 4 Stereotypes of Bisexual People -- Gays and Lesbians as Oppressors -- An LGBT Pecking Order -- Bisexuals and Monogamy -- Close-up: The Range of Sexual Orientation -- Bisexual ≠ Confused -- 5 Stereotypes of Transgender People -- Stereotyping People Who Defy Stereotypes -- Close-up: TGs on TV -- Transgender ≠ Gay -- Close-up: Transvestite versus Transsexual -- 6 Fighting Stereotypes -- Close-up: Peer Pressure Fuels Stereotypes -- "Metrosexuals" -- Rooting Out Hidden Stereotypes -- Series Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.

Intro -- Foreword -- 1 The Origins of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity -- Gender Roles -- Transgender -- Homosexuality -- Close-up: Intersex -- 2 Born Gay: Biological Theories of Homosexuality -- A Quick Lesson in Genetics -- Genetics and Homosexuality -- Close-up: Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom -- Prenatal Influences -- Born That Way -- 3 Becoming Gay: Psychological Theories of Homosexuality -- Homosexuality as a "Mental Disorder" -- Close-up: APA Rejects Conversion Therapy -- Interacting Causes -- 4 Why Does It Matter? -- Homosexuality and Legal Rights -- Religion and Homosexuality -- Close-up: Christian Acceptance of Gay Nature -- Love -- Series Glossary -- Further Resources -- Index.