Sexual orientation at work [electronic resource] : contemporary issues and perspectives / edited by Fiona Colgan and Nick Rumens.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Understanding sexual orientation at work / Fiona Colgan and Nick Rumens -- 2. Navigating service and sexuality in the Canadian, UK and US militaries / Michele A. Bowring and Joanna Brewis -- 3. Reconsidering the workplace closet : the experiences of lesbian and gay teachers / Catherine Connell -- 4. Courts as workplaces for sexual orientation minorities / Todd Brower -- 5. Gay men in the UK police services / John Broomfield -- 6. 'I felt like the dad in the house' : lesbians' wellbeing, class and the meanings of paid work / Elizabeth McDermott -- 7. Organisational life within a UK ' good practice employer' : the experiences of black and minority ethnic and disabled LGBT employees / Fiona Colgan -- 8. Working across differences in sexuality and age : Australian stories of young LGBQ workers' experiences in paid employment / Paul Willis -- 9. Working the margins : belonging and the workplace for Lgbti in post-apartheid South Africa / Mikki van Zyl -- 10. From cradle to grave : the lifecycle of compulsory heterosexuality in Turkey / Mustafa Bilgehan Ozturk and Mustafa Ozbilgin -- 11. Sexual spaces and gendered dynamics : the experiences of male cabin crew / Ruth Simpson -- 12. Is your workplace 'gay-friendly'? Current issues and controversies / Nick Rumens -- 13. Moving from 'invisibility' into national statistics? Lesbians and the socioeconomic sphere / Roswitha Hofmann, Karin Schonpflug and Chrisine Klapeer -- 14. Sexual politics and queer activism in the Australian Trade Union Movement / Suzanne Franzway -- 15. Going global : international labour and sexual orientation discrimination / Gerald Hunt.