The History of the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement

In recent decades, the fight for LGBTQ+ equality has come a long way. Both the United States and Canada recognize same-sex marriage, medical advances are helping lower HIV-infection rates, and transgender visibility and awareness is growing. Catered to emerging curricular requirements to include LGBTQ+ history, this set examines the community's struggles for social inclusion and equal rights. It covers key episodes of high interest, including the Lavender Scare, the Stonewall riots, the AIDS crisis, and the twenty-first-century surge in media representation of the LGBTQ+ community.