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From: Nel <nelcward>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 16:28:08 -0700
I agree with publishing timely legal information about gay/lesbian rights, but I found the following book to be quite comprehensive and accessible for teens. It doesn't address trends, issues, etc., but it does give useful information.
Keen, Lisa. Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know about Their Legal Rights.
[Queer Action/Queer Ideas Series] 2007. 158p. Beacon, $11.00.
(0807079669).
Nel Ward
Newport, Oregon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Maia Cheli-Colando" <maia at littlefolktales.org> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:04 PM Subject: [CCBC-Net] lesbian and gay weddings, and nonfiction
> California is a fascinating place to live right now! I'm working on a
> story about a family whose moms have three weddings -- the first being
> the community wedding that many gay and lesbian couples have, then a San
> Francisco wedding when Gavin Newsom opened the gates, and finally an
> official county wedding on June 17th of this year. It's loosely based
> on couples that I know, but also a general celebratory wedding theme.
>
> The difficulty in such a timely piece is that the law could change this
> fall. I am writing the story trusting that it won't. :)
>
> I'd also really like to see more nonfiction out there for older
> readers. Right now, the most current information is on the web --
> publishing isn't really keeping up with the legal changes that are
> happening in many states. I can understand why publishers would shy
> away from anything that is changing so rapidly... but I would love to
> see a nonprofit book that charts the legal issues and discussions, and
> also personal and community dynamics, as they are evolving across the
> country. At the moment, I think you have to be reading newspapers
> (online or print) to really follow the discussion, and if we want teens
> -- who will be voting themselves in a few years -- to have a solid
> understanding, then I think we have to get them reading material /now/,
> even knowing changes will come.
>
> E.g. in California, some people are trying to alter the Constitution to
> limit marriage to opposite gender pairs. From a legal standpoint,
> that's a totally inappropriate use of Constitutional law. If people had
> a better understanding of the developments and precedents from other
> civil rights cases -- specifically interracial marriage and women's and
> non-white voting rights -- and also of the purpose of the Constitution,
> I think that they would be less eager to mess with it for personal
> religious reasons. Teens and pre-teens ought be studying this in
> school... and too, there are children who could be better activists for
> what they believe in if they had some legal savvy to back up their
> arguments.
>
> For younger kids, I would be *absolutely delighted* (!) if Eileen
> Christelow, the author of "Vote!", were to tackle this theme in a
> matching format. (Hint, hint....) And if not Eileen, then if someone
> else could approach the issue in a similarly informative and
> entertaining manner.... I promise I will buy a bunch of copies! :)
>
> Maia
>
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Received on Thu 29 May 2008 06:28:08 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 16:28:08 -0700
I agree with publishing timely legal information about gay/lesbian rights, but I found the following book to be quite comprehensive and accessible for teens. It doesn't address trends, issues, etc., but it does give useful information.
Keen, Lisa. Out Law: What LGBT Youth Should Know about Their Legal Rights.
[Queer Action/Queer Ideas Series] 2007. 158p. Beacon, $11.00.
(0807079669).
Nel Ward
Newport, Oregon
----- Original Message ----- From: "Maia Cheli-Colando" <maia at littlefolktales.org> To: <ccbc-net at ccbc.ad.education.wisc.edu> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:04 PM Subject: [CCBC-Net] lesbian and gay weddings, and nonfiction
> California is a fascinating place to live right now! I'm working on a
> story about a family whose moms have three weddings -- the first being
> the community wedding that many gay and lesbian couples have, then a San
> Francisco wedding when Gavin Newsom opened the gates, and finally an
> official county wedding on June 17th of this year. It's loosely based
> on couples that I know, but also a general celebratory wedding theme.
>
> The difficulty in such a timely piece is that the law could change this
> fall. I am writing the story trusting that it won't. :)
>
> I'd also really like to see more nonfiction out there for older
> readers. Right now, the most current information is on the web --
> publishing isn't really keeping up with the legal changes that are
> happening in many states. I can understand why publishers would shy
> away from anything that is changing so rapidly... but I would love to
> see a nonprofit book that charts the legal issues and discussions, and
> also personal and community dynamics, as they are evolving across the
> country. At the moment, I think you have to be reading newspapers
> (online or print) to really follow the discussion, and if we want teens
> -- who will be voting themselves in a few years -- to have a solid
> understanding, then I think we have to get them reading material /now/,
> even knowing changes will come.
>
> E.g. in California, some people are trying to alter the Constitution to
> limit marriage to opposite gender pairs. From a legal standpoint,
> that's a totally inappropriate use of Constitutional law. If people had
> a better understanding of the developments and precedents from other
> civil rights cases -- specifically interracial marriage and women's and
> non-white voting rights -- and also of the purpose of the Constitution,
> I think that they would be less eager to mess with it for personal
> religious reasons. Teens and pre-teens ought be studying this in
> school... and too, there are children who could be better activists for
> what they believe in if they had some legal savvy to back up their
> arguments.
>
> For younger kids, I would be *absolutely delighted* (!) if Eileen
> Christelow, the author of "Vote!", were to tackle this theme in a
> matching format. (Hint, hint....) And if not Eileen, then if someone
> else could approach the issue in a similarly informative and
> entertaining manner.... I promise I will buy a bunch of copies! :)
>
> Maia
>
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