Gay and Lesbian Rights by Brette McWhorter Sember

Gay and Lesbian Rights

A Guide for GLBT Singles, Couples and Families

Brette McWhorter Sember

A practical and thorough reference guide to gay and lesbian legal rights offers authoritative information on such topics as medical benefits, pensions, Social Security benefits, domestic partnerships, child custody and visitation, real-estate and financial transactions, and more. Original.

Series: Gay & Lesbian Rights | Publication Date: June 2003

Here are the answers you’ve been looking for! Gay and Lesbian Rights provides a complete guide and roadmap to GLBT rights. Whether you’re single, a couple or a family, you need to know how to use the legal system to get what you want. If you’re gay, lesbian, bi or TG, you need to know:

– your rights against discrimination at work, in housing and with regard to credit

– where to get help against discrimination

– how to create a domestic partnership in California or elsewhere

– how to use a domestic partnership form to get health benefits for your partner or yourself

– how to get a civil union in Vermont and who will perform one for you

– whether you can adopt or be a foster parent

– whether being GLBT is going to affect your divorce or custody case

– your protection under hate crime laws

– methods for legally changing your name or gender

– information for TGs and bis

– coping with transgender or transsexual issues in public and at work

– how to end a domestic partnership or civil union

– where to find GLBT resources, organizations and information

– how to use a surrogate, insemination or egg donor to become a parent

– ways to combine finances with a partner

– why you need to have a will

– whether your partner can adopt your children or vice versa

– how to use powers of attorney and other documents to give your partner rights

Gay and Lesbian Legal Rights uses clear language to explain how the law affects you and your loved ones, while emphasizing how to stand up for your rights, use the law to your advantage, find help and understand how to get the results you need under laws that aren’t always GLBT friendly. The book is written by an attorney and includes forms, a detailed resource appendix and a straight-forward, GLBT friendly tone.


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Details

ISBN 9781572483316
Genre Law & Government
Copyright Date 2003
Publication Date 23-Jan-03
Publisher Sphinx Pub.
Format Trade Paperback
No. of Pages 266
Language English
Rating NotRated
Subject Gay Rights – United States; Homosexuality – Law And Legislation – United States; Lesbians – Civil Rights – United States
BookID 4519

Author: LFWBooks