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The LGBTQ + History Book

Big Ideas Simply Explained

by DK
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Presents a bold and accessible overview of LGBTQ+ history: the good, the bad, and the clandestine.
Discover the rich and complex history of LGBTQ+ people around the world-their struggles, triumphs, and cultural contributions.
Exploring and explaining the most important ideas and events in LGBTQ+ history and culture, this book showcases the breadth of the LGBTQ+ experience. This diverse, global account explores the most important moments, movements, and phenomena, from the first known lesbian love poetry of Sappho to the Kinseys' modern sexuality studies, and features biographies of key figures from Anne Lister to Allen Ginsberg.
The LGBTQ+ History Book celebrates the victories and untold triumphs of LGBTQ+ people throughout history, such as the Stonewall Riots and first transgender surgeries, as well as commemorating moments of tragedy and persecution, from the Renaissance Italian "Night Police" to the 20th century "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy. The book also includes major cultural cornerstones-the secret language of polari, Black and Latinx ballroom culture, and the many flags of the community-and the history of LGBTQ+ spaces, from 18th-century "molly houses" to modern "gayborhoods."
Using the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics, The LGBTQ+ History Book celebrates the long, proud-and often hidden-history of LGBTQ+ people, cultures, and places from around the world.

  • Creators

  • Series

    DK Big Ideas

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    May 9, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9780744087659

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9780744087659
      • File size: 202408 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      May 15, 2023
      Part of DK's Big Ideas Simply Explained series, The LGBTQ+ History Book covers eras from the earliest recorded history to the Renaissance to the Jazz Age to the present day. Using bold layouts rich with illustrations, entries run up to eight pages in length and cover the earliest evidence for LGBTQ+ people around 2400 BCE, same-sex narratives in Urdu poetry, the first gender-affirmation surgeries in the early twentieth century, Stonewall, camp, pronouns and neopronouns, and much more. The coverage is international in scope, addressing gender and sexuality in ancient Greece, China, and Rome; nonbinary and intersex gender identity in Māori, Thai, and Indigenous American cultures; and the effects of colonialism in Latin America, India, and Africa. An introduction acknowledges the challenges of studying LGBTQ+ history, and the book ends with a directory of key people, a glossary, and an index. Engagingly written and energetically designed, The LGBTQ+ History Book will find an eager audience in casual browsers and students looking to start a research project.

      COPYRIGHT(2023) Booklist, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

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  • English

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