Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over

R. Simon, Alison M. Brooks

'Gay and Lesbian Communities the World Over' provides an innovative examination and comparison of the treatment and status of gays and lesbians in 21 countries. The countries included are Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Israel, Egypt, Iran, Nigeria, South Africa, India, China, Japan, and Australia. The book contains a country-by-country profile of each of the issues, describes treatment and status, reports on the public opinion data, and compares countries against each other.