"Provides a valuable introduction to this topic, while also offering ways ot engage with more complex debates about sexuality and social work." British Journal of Social Work "A useful introductory text for students unfamiliar with the issues of LGBT people" Sarah Humphreys, Havering College "A most impressive contribution to the field." James Morgan Brown Review "This important, ground breaking book ... Read morechallenges social work with authority, knowledge and quiet passion. The application of values, law and international evidence to practice scenarios make it an invaluable resource for students, practitioners and lecturers." Paul Bywaters, Coventry University "This informative international volume on how social work can address LGBT health inequities and promote positive social care outcomes, an emerging discipline within the field, balances micro and macro level points of view and successfully straddles human rights and social justice perspectives." J. C. Altman, California State University, Monterey Bay "An outstanding and invaluable text for social work students and practitioners alike that brings together legal, historical, theoretical and human rights perspectives on sexuality and social work practice in the UK and internationally, and raises key messages from research and practice of relevance to a wide range of service user and carer groups." Paul Willis, University of Swansea Show Less