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 series 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.
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Answers the call for LGBTQ inclusion in history curriculum standards
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timely subjects such as PrEP/PEP (pre-exposure and post-exposure prophylaxis for
HIV exposure) and the legal rights of the transgender community
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inclusive approach to LGBTQ history, covering the diverse identities the
community is composed of and their struggle for equal rights