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The international LGBT rights movement : a history /

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"In this book Laura Belmonte offers an account of the international LGBT rights movement, from its origins in the early 1970s to its crucial place in world affairs today. She provides an introduction to the movement's history, highlighting the key figures, controversies, and organizations,...

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Main Author: Belmonte, Laura A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020.
Series:New approaches to international history
Subjects:
Gay rights > History.
Sexual minorities > Civil rights > History.
Human rights > History.
Personnes homosexuelles > Droits > Histoire.
Minorités sexuelles > Droits > Histoire.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Histoire.
20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
Gay rights
Human rights
LGBTQ+ movement.
LGBTQ+ history.
LGBTQ+ civil rights.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"In this book Laura Belmonte offers an account of the international LGBT rights movement, from its origins in the early 1970s to its crucial place in world affairs today. She provides an introduction to the movement's history, highlighting the key figures, controversies, and organizations, including Amnesty International and the International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission. With a global scope which considers both state and non-state actors, the book explores transnational movements to challenge homophobia, while also assessing the successes and failures of these efforts along the way"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781472506955
1472506952
DOI:10.5040/9781474205498