International LGBT Rights Movement

During the past three decades the international lesbian gay bisexual and transgender rights movement has made significant advances in securing legal protections and rights. However millions of LGBT people continue to live in fear in nations where homosexuality remains illegal In <i>The International LGBT Rights Movement</i> Laura Belmonte offers a comprehensive account of this global force from its origins in the early 1970s to its crucial place in world affairs today. Belmonte examines the movement's goals the disputes about its mission and its rise to international importance. <br/><br/><i>The International LGBT Rights Movement</i> provides a thorough introduction to the movement's history highlighting the key figures controversies and organizations including Amnesty International and the International Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Commission. The book is global in scope and integrates both state and non-state actors to explore transnational attempts to challenge homophobia and to assess both the successes and failures of such efforts.