LGBTQ Social Movements in America

by Duchess Harris, Martha Lundin

LGBTQ Social Movements in America looks at social change movements in the country's LGBTQ history, including the Stonewall riots that started the modern gay rights movement and die-ins that pressured the US government to take note of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Features include a glossary, further readings, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

112 pages, Library Binding

Published August 1, 2019

Reviews

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Harris uses clear language to talk about the Stonewall Riots and how that is often seen as the beginning of the LGBTQ+ social movement in the US. However, she explains that there were movements before this and that Stonewall is often "whitewashed" and what that means. She goes on to talk about Pride marches and parades, community and family acceptance, the AIDS crisis, making a family, and human rights. One other point that Harris makes is in regards to who gets to be LGBTQ+. There has been gatekeeping happening within the community that is hurtful and exclusionary. This type of erasure is harmful for the community as a whole, let alone the individual. Harris concludes with a section on the future of social movements.
There are full color photographs throughout. There are also discussion starter questions, text boxes, essential facts, a glossary, a very brief selected bibliography, a QR code and link for online resources, a short list of places to contact for more information, and source notes.

[JL Salty]

mostly factual.