Great Events from History: Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender events, 1848-2006
- ISBN-10
- 158765265X
- ISBN-13
- 9781587652653
- Series
- Great Events from History
- Pages
- 785
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- Salem Press
- Author
- Lillian Faderman
Description
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Events selects events that help to mark the definition of gender, the emergence of social, cultural, and political movements, and the struggles to gain civil rights. In some cases, one event represents and offers discussion of many. For example, the article on Illinois becoming the first state to abolish its laws against consensual homosexual acts in 1961 also discusses the effect of this action on other states. In particular, essays also include see also cross-references to related articles within the set.
