{"product_id":"lgbtq-stats-9781620972441","title":"LGBTQ Stats","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2018 American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn  essential  handbook  of  myth-busting  facts  and  figures  about the  real  lives  of  lesbian,  gay,  bisexual,  transgender, and  queer  people\n\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bennett Singer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48284353102075,"sku":"9781620972441","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_a41f2853-bbf8-49a6-9150-95088a3c2517.jpg?v=1771406484","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/lgbtq-stats-9781620972441","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}