Brette Sember

Gay and Lesbian Rights:
A Guide for GLBT Singles,
Couples and Families
(2nd Edition)

A Featured Alternate of
InsightOutBooks and selected by
Quality Paperback Book Club

2004 Finalist for the Ben Franklin Award given by the Publishers Marketing Association

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 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.

Two Ways to Order Online

The following reviews are from the 1st Edition.

“In her research Sember read every state’s relevant statutes and followed up with case law. As a result, the book provides an excellent state-by-state overview of the current laws that affect every GLBT individual in the country. Sember takes a comprehensive look at issues such as domestic partnerships, health and medical rights, estate planning, taxes and finance (joint bank accounts, investments, credit cards and debts), employment protection, name and gender changes, insurance, and civil unions in Vermont. She also looks at ways in which gays and lesbians are becoming parents, from adoption to the newest reproductive technologies such as egg nuclear transfer. Gay & Lesbian Rights is filled with clear, specific advice, in non-legalese, about issues that are likely to affect the life every GLBT family. It contains examples of forms and agreements (domestic partnership, co-parenting and roommate agreements among them) as well as resources for nearly every situation imaginable. “ Ellen Pocost in And Baby magazine, September/October 2003

"This clearly-written, comprehensive, accessible guide belongs in the library of all gays and lesbians who are thinking of partnering or who are already partnered. It is full of good, specific, practical, doable tips and suggestions on how to cope with and handle the troublesome technicalities likely to plague a committed relationship. If you want to learn about such things as drawing up domestic agreements, managing joint income, and protecting yourself and your significant other financially, buy and read this book. You will be well on your way to a hassle-free partnership without legal distractions and vexations to mar your happiness." Martin Kantor MD
Dr. Martin Kantor is a psychiatrist and author of ten other books on psychological topics, including Homophobia, which views homophobia as a manifestation of deep psychological problems and Treating Emotional Disorder in Gay Men, which offers practical suggestions for therapists on how to make psychotherapy more relevant to, and palatable and affirmative for, gay men.


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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 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. Two Ways to Order Online The following reviews are from the 1st Edition. “In her research Sember read every state’s relevant statutes and followed up with case law. As a result, the book provides an excellent state-by-state overview of the current laws that affect every GLBT individual in the country. Sember takes a comprehensive look at issues such as domestic partnerships, health and medical rights, estate planning, taxes and finance (joint bank accounts, investments, credit cards and debts), employment protection, name and gender changes, insurance, and civil unions in Vermont. She also looks at ways in which gays and lesbians are becoming parents, from adoption to the newest reproductive technologies such as egg nuclear transfer. Gay & Lesbian Rights is filled with clear, specific advice, in non-legalese, about issues that are likely to affect the life every GLBT family. It contains examples of forms and agreements (domestic partnership, co-parenting and roommate agreements among them) as well as resources for nearly every situation imaginable. “ Ellen Pocost in And Baby magazine, September/October 2003 "This clearly-written, comprehensive, accessible guide belongs in the library of all gays and lesbians who are thinking of partnering or who are already partnered. It is full of good, specific, practical, doable tips and suggestions on how to cope with and handle the troublesome technicalities likely to plague a committed relationship. If you want to learn about such things as drawing up domestic agreements, managing joint income, and protecting yourself and your significant other financially, buy and read this book. You will be well on your way to a hassle-free partnership without legal distractions and vexations to mar your happiness." Martin Kantor MD Dr. Martin Kantor is a psychiatrist and author of ten other books on psychological topics, including Homophobia, which views homophobia as a manifestation of deep psychological problems and Treating Emotional Disorder in Gay Men, which offers practical suggestions for therapists on how to make psychotherapy more relevant to, and palatable and affirmative for, gay men.	Coming in 2008 The Complete Divorce Handbook (Sterling) The Complete Legal Guide to Senior Care, 2nd Edition The Complete Credit Repair Kit, 2nd Edition Coming in 2009 Managing Bad Apples (Adams Media) The Everything Kids Money Book (Adams Media)