Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook (Political Participation in America) - Hardcover

"The book is well written and provides a great deal of useful information for those interested in the political aspects of gaining rights for LGBT individuals and groups. It is recommended for high school, college, and public libraries." - American Reference Books Annual "This work, ambitious in scope, fulfills the promise of its title . . . Extensive references for each chapter, an annotated bibliography, a dictionary of key people, laws, and terms, a resource directory, and a chronology make the book suitable for undergraduate libraries with strong LGBT or political science collections. It fits either circulating or reference collections of medium-sized or large academic libraries and is appropriate for large public libraries with LGBT communities." - Choice

A groundbreaking volume surveying the contributions that gay and lesbian Americans have made to the democratic process.