Gay & Lesbian History for Kids: The Century-Long Struggle for LGBT Rights, with 21 Activities

by Jerome Pohlen

Book, 2015

Publication

Chicago Review Press (2015), 192 pages

Series

Awards

Lambda Literary Award (Finalist — 2016)
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — Juvenile Nonfiction — 2016)

Content and Summary Info

Bisexual Content: Contains a pitifully small amount of content related to bisexual history. The word "bisexual" is not even in the index!

Publisher's Summary: Who transformed George Washington's demoralized troops at Valley Forge into a fighting force that defeated an empire? Who cracked Germany's Enigma code and shortened World War II? Who successfully lobbied the US Congress to outlaw child labor? And who organized the 1963 March on Washington? Ls, Gs, Bs, and Ts, that's who. Given today's news, it would be easy to get the impression that the campaign for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) equality is a recent development, but it is only the final act in a struggle that started more than a century ago. The history is told through personal stories and firsthand accounts of the movement's key events...

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