Does discrimination create disadvantages for gay, lesbian, and bixesual (GLB) people? The authors in this book find ample evidence that the answer is "Yes" in the realms of the labor market, education, policy development, cultural life, and religious life. This important new book presents recent studies of the experiences of GLB people in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Jamaica, and Singapore to document ongoing discrimination in even the most liberal countries. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Illustrations	ix
Contributors	xi
Preface	xvii
1 The global gay gap: institutions, markets, and social change	1
Part I Wages and jobs	17
2 Discrimination based on sexual orientation: a review of the literature in economics and beyond	19
3 Variations in gay pay in the USA and in the UK	44
4 Lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and heterosexual siblings: discrepancies in income and education in three US samples	62
5 Do straight men "come out" at work too? The heterosexual male marriage premium and discrimination against gay men	76
6 Is the male marriage premium evidence of discrimination against gay men?	93
7 We are family: the influence of gay family-friendly policies on gay, lesbian and bisexual employees	105
8 Comparative life histories of nurses who advocate for lesbian health in a Canadian context: sexual orientation discrimination as a factor in career and workplace dynamics	118
9 Gay men's work at an HIV/AIDS research center	136
Part II Discrimination across institutional contexts	151
10 Gendered experiences of sexuality-based discrimination in Jamaica: results from an exploratory study	153
11 "We know who you are. We'll employ you." Non-discrimination and Singapore's bohemian dreams	164
12 Discrimination against gays and lesbians in the French-speaking part of Switzerland	177
13 Discrimination, coming out, and job satisfaction of gay men in Switzerland: results of a survey	194
Part III Discrimination in other cultural institutions: religion, education and sport	207
14 Sexual orientation discrimination in religious communities	209
15 Of sacred journeys: spirituality and religion in the lives of gay men and lesbian women	225
16 Campus climate for sexual minorities	236
17 'It's the sport that counts': on homosexual participation in sports in the Netherlands	253
Part IV Addressing discrimination through public policies	267
18 Beating up queers: discrimination, violence, and political attitudes in sexual minority communities	269
19 Sexual orientation-based antidiscrimination ordinances and the earnings of sexual minority individuals: evidence from local initiatives in California	277
20 Harassment, retaliation and relief: can laws like the proposed employment nondiscrimination act improve the plight of gay workers?	293
21 Sexual orientation discrimination in health care and social service policy: a comparative analysis of Canada, the UK and USA	306

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