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Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know about Their Legal Rights (Queer Action/ Queer Ideas)
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The first—and only—guide for LGBT youth about the law and how it affects them
The enormous advances of the civil rights movement have made it easier for LGBT youth to be “out,” yet their increased visibility has led to myriad legal issues involving such critical matters as freedom of expression, sexual harassment, self-chosen medical care, and even their right to privacy within their own families.
In this accessible guide, Lisa Keen illustrates how some laws limit the rights of LGBT youth and others protect them. Out Law lays out the basics about federal, state, and local laws that frequently impact LGBT youth and explains how legal authority and responsibility is often vested in local officials, such as school principals.
Keen explains how laws treating LGBT people differently came to exist, evolved over time, and are subject to significant changes even today. Out Law discusses the shifting legal terrain for such issues as when schools can censor messages on T-shirts or library computer research into LGBT-related Web sites. It gives youth tips on how to document efforts to curb their rights and where to turn for help in protecting those rights.
"Keen's book is brilliant in its concise and well-researched treatment of complex legal issues for LGBT people. Engaging and accessible, it offers a unique and smart focus on the rights of young gay people in each facet of their lives." —Urvashi Vaid, author of Virtual Equality and Executive Director of the Arcus Foundation
“Keen’s book is must reading for all gay youth and those who care about them.” —Kevin M. Cathcart, executive director, Lambda Legal
“Jam-packed with information--history, obstacles, and remedies—Out Law is a terrific legal guide for LGBT kids looking to achieve equal rights.” —Nancy Garden, recipient of lifetime achievement award by the American Library Association and author of Annie on My Mind
“Keen addresses youth of high school and college age with respect for their intelligence and experiences, and provides suggestions for appropriate use of channels likely to be available to those who are somewhat, although not yet completely, independent as they emerge as young adults.” —Voice of Youth Advocates
“From a legal perspective, she hits the nail dead on its head in providing very accurate legal advice while making sure to point out the obvious loopholes . . . If you’re looking for a solid resource on the law for LGBT youth, consider checking out Out Law. This may be a new survival guide. Knowledge is half the battle, and Out Law certainly presents ways to be able to utilize the law to fight bullying and discrimination.” —Edge Boston Review
“Lisa Keen has created an important, vibrant book that will serve as both a guide for LBGT youth looking to make sure they know their legal rights, and as an historical document for future generations to mark the community's growth.” —Between the Lines Review
Award-winning journalist Lisa Keen has been writing about LGBT legal issues for over twenty years. Coauthor of Strangers to the Law: Gay People on Trial and former executive editor of the Washington Blade, Keen now writes for the Boston Globe and for gay newspapers in several major cities. She lives in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1121381 in Books
- Published on: 2007-06-13
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
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- ISBN13: 9780807079669
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Ajournalist covering LGBT issues and gay legislation for more than 20 years, Keen delivers a sharp and coherent analysis of legal issues affecting LGBT kids today. After expertly guiding readers through a brief, easily digestible history of gay legislation, Keen empowers young gay people to not only know what their rights are but to stand up for them—whether facing threats or harassment from police, a teacher or a kid at school. In each case, she spells out what those rights are and how to properly assert them. Along the way, Keen relates some horrifying and tragic accounts of civil and constitutional rights abuse against LGBT kids, as well as extraordinary examples of those who stood up and made a difference, not only in their own communities, but in shaping the overall climate of gay legislation today. Geared to LGBT teenagers, this important, eye-opening book is also an essential read for any parent with a gay child. Loaded with appendixes, Keen's book gives useful information such as how to look up a law, a time line of legal landmarks, how and where to find legal help and organizations for LGBT youth. (June)
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From Booklist
Established journalist Keen has written an indispensable introduction to the legal rights of LGBT youth. Though she's not trained in the law, Keen has clearly done her research, and the result is a systematic and comprehensive survey that belongs in every library. The second title in Beacon's Queer Action/Queer Ideas series, this well-organized and clearly written volume is, as Kevin Jennings notes in his foreword, "something of a survival guide for LGBT students." Though not intended to be a self-help guide, the book does a fine job of introducing students--and their parents, teachers, friends, and advocates--to the system of law, ranging from the Constitution to local statutes, that articulates their rights to free speech, privacy, assembly, and more. Eight appendixes, a glossary, and 14 pages of notes provide essential additional information and documentation. Michael Cart
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“Established journalist Keen has written an indispensable introduction to the legal rights of LGBT youth." Booklist, ALA
Customer Reviews
A Handbook
Keen, Lisa. "Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know About Their Legal Rights", Beacon Press, 2007.
A Legal Guide
Amos Lassen and Literary Pride
There are many legal issues that we as GLBT people face and there are many legal rights that we have that many of us are simply unaware of. With the publication of Lisa Keen's "Out Law", we know can know where we stand in terms to today's legal system. Keen is a journalist and she has written a handbook that is indispensable introduction to the legal system of America in regards to the rights of LGBT youth. Here is a systematic and comprehensive look that every person should become aware of and which every library should have a copy. If we are to survive, we must know our rights. Basically written for students, it has something for everyone. It covers not only the Constitution but local statutes as well and gives invaluable information about the rights of free speech, privacy, assembly, and much more.
Keen's analysis is clear, sharp and coherent. It begins by looking at gay legislation and Keen explains that the road to empowerment is easier to travel upon if we know what our rights are. She further tells us that we must stand up for what we believe in and for what is legally ours. Harassment or facing threats from police, teachers, kids at school or other citizens can de dealt with legally if we know what the law says. She also gives us examples of what happens if we do not stand up for what s legally ours alongside of examples of those who did stand up and by doing so made a difference. It is not only our community that can be affected by standing up but the overall state of gay legislation.
Added to text are eight appendices, a glossary and pages of notes. Mixed in with everything else is the history of the gay community, information about sexual orientation and preference and hints for activism. This is a book that no one should be without.
