Gay and Lesbian Issues: A Reference Handbook

Explores the contentious history of the international gay rights movement from its inception in Germany in the 1800s to today. * Primary source documents include Colorado Amendment 2, the Crittenden Report, Executive Order 10450 (Dwight Eisenhower), Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the Society for Human Rights charter, and the United Nations declarations on human rights and torture * The chronology begins with Germany in the 1800s and shows how during times of cultural stress, such as war or economic depression, antigay sentiments increase