Places for all? Cape Town’s public library services to gays and lesbians

Access to fertility treatment by gays, lesbians, and unmarried persons.

This statement explores the implications of reproduction by single and homosexual individuals and concludes that ethical arguments supporting denial of access to fertility services on the basis of marital status or sexual orientation cannot be justified.

Homophobia and Violence against Gays and Lesbians in Slovenia

The authors present and discuss empirical findings from various research projects on homophobic violence in Slovenia. Existing research on violence against gays and lesbians shows a high level of verbal, physical and sexual violence experienced by gays and lesbians and at the same time a low recognition of such violence in society. According to public opinion and the research results, Slovenia ...

Sexual prejudice and labor market outcomes of gays and lesbians

Sexual prejudice and labor market outcomes of gays and lesbians i Abstract This paper presents results from a study of sexual prejudice and the labor market gap due to sexual orientation. We use data from a nationwide Swedish survey on public attitudes towards homosexuals and combine them with register data. In line with our theoretical prediction, we find that the relative employment and relat...

Are gays and lesbians discriminated against in the hiring process?

Discrimination of gays and lesbians: a social justice perspective.

The existence of discrimination against America's gay and lesbian citizens is widely supported in the research literature of many disciplines. This article provides a specific analysis of this discrimination and demonstrates the stark contrast between the discrimination of gays and lesbians in American society and the social justice concepts of equality and fairness. The works of Rawls, and lat...