LGBTQ social movements in America / by Duchess Harris, JD, PHD, with Martha Lundin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Duchess.

Lundin, Martha, 1993- author.

Series:

Harris, Duchess. Being LGBTQ in America.

Being LGBTQ in America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sexual minorities--Juvenile literature.

Sexual minorities.

Social movements--United States--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.

Social movements.

Gay liberation movement--United States--History--Juvenile literature.

Gay liberation movement.

Sexual minority community--Juvenile literature.

Sexual minority community.

Minorities--Civil rights--United States--Juvenile literature.

Minorities.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Juvenile works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (112 pages) : illustrations (some color).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020]

Summary:

This book looks at social change movements in the country's LGBTQ history, including the Stonewall riots that started the modern gay rights movement and die-ins that pressured the US government to take note of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. A glossary, a further readings list, websites, source notes, and an index are also provided.

Contents:

1. The Stonewall Riots

2. Before and after Stonewall

3. Marches and pride parades

4. Family and community acceptance

5. ACT UP and the AIDS crisis

6. Making a family

7. Human rights

8. Who gets to be LGBTQ?

9. The future of social movements.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781532172335

1532172338

OCLC:

1127650792