Human Rights in the 20th century: Weren't gays and lesbians human?

From Hate Crimes to Human Rights: A Tribute to Matthew Shepard

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 15-31

  Wetzel, Janice Wood ^a  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gays and lesbians; Hate crimes; Heterosexism; Institutionalized oppression; International human rights; LGBT; United States and human rights; Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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EID: 85024067455     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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