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Sexual orientation and gender identity are separate, distinct parts of people's overall identity. Equality and freedom from discrimination are human rights belonging to all people, however, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, gender diverse and intersex (LGBTI) people experience hostility in many areas of everyday life. This book explores issues involving sexual orientation, gender diversity and intersex status; and explains what equality means for people who are subjected to misunderstanding and homophobia. Also includes: worksheets and activities, fast facts, glossary, web links, index

Sexual orientation and gender identity are separate, distinct parts of people's overall identity. Equality and freedom from discrimination are human rights belonging to all people, however, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, gender diverse and intersex (LGBTI) people experience harassment and hostility in many areas of everyday life. Under recently enacted Australian law it is illegal to discriminate against a person on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and intersex status. Same-sex couples are now also protected from discrimination under the definition of "marital or relationship status". This book explores issues involving sexual orientation, gender diversity and intersex status; and explains what equality means for people who are often subjected to misunderstanding and homophobia

What is gender? Is gender changeable? Does gender always match up with one's sexuality or outward appearance? These are questions at the forefront of contemporary debates for increased rights for trans men, trans women, and others who do not conform to our society's gender norms. Students will read the experiences of gender non-conforming individuals-as well as court decisions related to recent legal cases and media coverage-in order to better understand the challenges they face today

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.

Who Are You? The kid's guide to gender identity by Brook Pessin-Whedbee, Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff -- Dedication -- A Note for the Grown-Ups -- This is a story about you. -- Guide for Grown-Ups -- A Page-by-Page Guide to Key Concepts and Discussion Points -- About The Gender Wheel -- Additional Resources

Foreword / Father Glyn Jemmott Nelson -- Introduction -- Racial and ethnic diversity in Mexico through the distorted lens of Memín Pinguín -- Constructions of gender and nation in selected Afro-Mexican folktales -- Masculinity, language and power in selected Afro-Mexican Corridos -- Place, racial and cultural identities in selected Afro-Mexican oral and lyric verses -- Afro-Mexico in the context of a Caribbean literary and cultural aesthetics -- Conclusion

Joyce Kaufman and Kristen Williams draw on both traditional and feminist IR theory to explore the roles that women play leading up to, during, and after conflict situations, how they spur and respond to nationalist and social movements, and how conceptions of gender are deeply intertwined with ideas about citizenship and the state.

"In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, cultural, economic, and political changes, as well as increased geographic mobility, placed strains upon British society. But by cultivating friendships and alliances, women worked to socially cohere Britain and its colonies. In the first book-length historical study of female friendship and alliance for the early modern period, Amanda Herbert draws on a series of interlocking microhistorical studies to demonstrate the vitality and importance of bonds formed between British women in the long eighteenth century. She shows that while these alliances were central to women's lives, they were also instrumental in building the British Atlantic world"--

Intersections of gender, sex, and power: control over women's bodies and sexuality amongst the Bangladeshi diaspora in Britain / Lubna Ferdowsi -- Implications of citizenship discourse on female labour force participation: a case study of Bangladeshi women in the UK / Masreka Khan -- Migration affecting masculinities: the consequences of migration on the construction of masculinities of migrant Bangladeshi men living in the United Kingdom / Abu Saleh Mohammad Sowad -- Challenges of Iranian women to change the gender discriminatory law / Fariba Parsa -- The effect of colonialism on the Bangladeshi female immigrant in Britain / J. Sunita Peacock, Shaheen A. Chowdhury -- Culturally gendered: the institutionalization of men and masculinities in society and corporations / Ben Tran -- Agency, gender identities, and clothing consumption: the discourse on garment workers / Fatema Rouson Jahan -- Disparity between boys and girls: concerning sports in secondary level academic institutions / Afsana Islam -- Permanently temporary: the production of race, class, and gender hierarchies through a study of Canada's temporary foreign worker program / Fariah Chowdhury -- Equality and differences: some feminist thoughts / Rashida A. Khanum -- Struggle against ICT-based violence: locating socialization process of young men as a hidden cause of women's vulnerability / Mehbuba Jabin