The International LGBT Rights Movement: A History

by Laura A. Belmonte

During the past four decades, the international lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights movement has made significant advances, but millions of LGBT people continue to live in fear in nations where homosexuality remains illegal. The International LGBT Rights Movement offers a comprehensive account of this global force, from its origins in the mid-nineteenth century to its crucial place in world affairs today. Belmonte examines the movement's goals, the disputes about its mission, and its rise to international importance. The International LGBT Rights Movement provides a thorough introduction to the movement's history, highlighting key figures, controversies, and organizations. With a global scope that 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.

249 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 10, 2020

Reviews

[Quinn Aeryn Huffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book feels like a book that is going to be expanded with more content every few years, and I'm here for it. Loved how informative it was. Stories were kind of all over the place, which is kind of to be expected, given the subject, but only a little bit difficult to follow as a person with ADHD. It did a pretty good job of keeping my attention most of the time. It had an academic tone.

I would have liked some more general summaries or maybe a little more cultural context in parts, but I did learn a lot. I feel like parts of the book were really well written and brought the time/cultures to life, and others felt just like a recitation of the facts, or maybe I was just speed reading and not very good at it?

As a member of the LGBT community, most of our history is really difficult to read about, and scary to think about. But it really helped to know that the author was a member of the LGBT community. And she did a good job of not letting it get too heavy.

[Zoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was interesting because it exposed me to things outside of the United States, which you do not hear much about. Long, but very intriguing!