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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 6
Lexile measure
1090L
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English
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World history has been made by countless lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer individuals -- and you've never heard of many of them. Queer author and activist Sarah Prager delves deep into the lives of 23 people who fought, created, and loved on their own terms. From high-profile figures like Abraham Lincoln and Eleanor Roosevelt to the trailblazing gender-ambiguous Queen of Sweden and a bisexual blues singer who didn't make it into your...
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Lexile measure
1110L
Language
English
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"LGBTQ Rights and the Law explores the history of legislation affecting the LGBTQ community, including the proposed ban on transgender soldiers. It also explores the lives of the people who have challenged anti-LGBTQ legislation and made a difference for LGBTQ people in America. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Publisher's website....
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Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
950L
Language
English
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Introduces readers to the pride movement, from its beginnings at the Stonewall Riots to the LGBTQ rights movement, the first pride parade, the creation of the rainbow flag, and legislation such as the Matthew Shephard Act and the 2015 Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage.
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Lexile measure
1070L
Language
English
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LGBTQ Social Movements in America looks at social change movements in the country's LGBTQ history, including the Stonewall riots that started the modern gay rights movement and die-ins that pressured the US government to take note of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s.
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Lexile measure
1130L
Language
English
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The LGBTQ community encompasses a wide variety of identities and experiences, and currently there are no federal laws that explicitly protect their rights. Changes have been slow, in part because the community encompasses a wide variety of identities and experiences. Harris and Marciniak examine the effects of direct and indirect discrimination, and stress the importance of educating people about the inaccuracies of harmful stereotypes, and of altering...
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