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