{"product_id":"lgbtq-stats-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-and-queer-people-by-the-numbers-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 \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-518489\"\u003eBennett Singer\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-956393\"\u003eDavid DesChamps\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781620972441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1620972441\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC064000\"\u003eLGBTQ+ Studies | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC006000\"\u003eDemography\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC027000\"\u003eStatistics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBennett L. Singer\u003c\/b\u003e edited the book \u003ci\u003eGrowing Up Gay\u003c\/i\u003e and co-directed the film \u003ci\u003eBrother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin\u003c\/i\u003e, a feature-length documentary that was broadcast nationally on PBS's POV series and won more than twenty-five international awards. \u003cb\u003eDavid Deschamps\u003c\/b\u003e and Singer edited \u003ci\u003eGay and Lesbian Stats\u003c\/i\u003e-- the acclaimed first edition of this book--and were co-directors of the award-winning PBS documentary \u003ci\u003eElectoral Dysfunction\u003c\/i\u003e, hosted by Mo Rocca. They live in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42673981391085,"sku":"9781620972441","price":25.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_eca44283-2167-47ee-b588-fede544d1685.jpg?v=1649561323","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/lgbtq-stats-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-and-queer-people-by-the-numbers-9781620972441","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}