How Long to Read Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism

How Long Does it Take to Read Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 12 minutes to read Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism by Samantha Wehbi

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Examine how community organizing can help eliminate sexual oppression! This book presents insights from activists working in dramatically diverse cultures toward a common goal—the eradication of sexual oppression. Contributors share their experiences in organizing for sexual emancipation in many parts of the world, documenting progress in transforming oppressive sexual attitudes, policies, and practices, while acknowledging the long road to sexual democracy that remains to be traveled. Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism: The World Through Rainbow-Colored Glasses highlights the importance of building alliances with social service providers and community organizers, of physical space as an element of identity-building, of understanding the tension between members of sexual minority communities and their other communities of belonging, and the transformation of individual efforts into movements necessary to affect long-term social change. Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism presents chapters that focus on community organizing against homophobia and heterosexism, bringing to light the history and contemporary face of resistance in global contexts. The book highlights practical actions to liberate sexual and gender expressions, including: the challenge of organizing within a Two-Spirit (LGBT people of Aboriginal descent) community in Montreal the organization of Tongzhi (LGBT and their supporters) rights in Hong Kong the work of Yoesuf, a Muslim association that works on battling homophobia and xenophobia in communities in the Netherlands the foundation of GALF, a Peruvian feminist group dedicated to organizing against lesbophobia and heterosexism the development of GALZ, the gay liberation movement in Zimbabwe Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism: The World Through Rainbow-Colored Glasses is an essential resource for social service professionals, community activists, and anyone else working to eliminate sexual oppression in all forms.

How long is Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism?

Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism by Samantha Wehbi is 128 pages long, and a total of 33,024 words.

This makes it 43% the length of the average book. It also has 40% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours to read Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism aloud.

What Reading Level is Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism?

Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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