List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Guide to Acronyms Key Words Introduction 1. Origins 2. Protest and Persecution, 1914-45 3. The Global Homophile Movement, 1945-65 4. Liberation and Confrontation, 1965-81 5. Rage and Hope, 1981-2000 6. Global Equality, Global Backlash, 2001-20 Conclusion Bibliography Conclusion
Surveys the history of the LGBT movement in a global context.
Laura Belmonte is Dean of the Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and Professor of History at Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, USA.
Belmonte’s sweeping account of the international LGBT rights
movement forces us to ask new, important questions and shifts our
attention to global processes and trends that know no national
limits.
*Julio Capó, Jr., Deputy Director of the Wolfsonian Public
Humanities Lab, Florida International University, USA*
Belmonte takes her readers on an exhilarating journey of love,
loss, pain and joy.
*LSE Review of Books*
Belmonte’s crisp and compelling history of transnational campaigns
for LGBTQ rights from the mid-nineteenth century until today is a
marvelous introduction to the growing reach of the movement and an
essential reminder of the fragilities of its successes in these
times of rising homonationalism and authoritarian populism around
the globe.
*Mark Philip Bradley Bernadotte E. Schmitt Distinguished Service
Professor of History, The University of Chicago, USA*
In The International LGBT Movement, Laura Belmonte offers the most
authoritative account to date of the queer struggle for human
rights in a transnational perspective. From exhilarating victories
to heart-breaking setbacks, Belmonte’s analysis of the calls for
equality by brave individuals, demanding communities, and committed
organizations across the globe is both poignant and inspiring. This
compelling history reminds that as we move forward we need to
double down on two imperatives. We must continue to advocate for
LGBTQ+ rights throughout the world. At the same time, we must
guarantee full inclusion and equity of all queer peoples in our
communities while working to prevent queer rights being used as a
strategy to oppress other subaltern peoples.
*Bryant Ragan, Executive Director of the Society for French
Historical Studies, Colorado College, USA*
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