Chronicles important historical events that have identified, defined, and legally established the rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Publisher's note.
Editor's Introduction.
Complete List of Contents.
A-Z List of Contents.
Contributors.
1: Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention.
2: Whitman Publishes Leaves of Grass.
3: Mary Edwards Walker is Awarded the Medal of Honor.
4: Karl Heinrich Ulrichs Speaks Publicly for Gay and Lesbian Rights.
5: Kertbeny Coins the Terms “Homosexual” and “Heterosexual”.
6: Westphal Advocates Medical Treatment for Sexual Inversion.
7: United Kingdom Criminalizes “Gross Indecency”.
8: Two-Spirit American Indian Visits Washington, D.C..
9: Alice Mitchell Found Guilty of Murdering Her Lover.
10: Oscar Wilde is Convicted of Gross Indecency.
11: Der Eigene Is Published as First Journal on Homosexuality.
12: Raffalovich Publishes Uranisme et Unisexualite.
13: Ellis Publishes Sexual Inversion.
14: Hirschfeld Founds the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee.
15: Transgender Reporter Covers Spanish-American War Revolts.
16: Police Arrest “Los 41” in Mexico City.
17: Stein Writes Q.E.D..
18: Freud Rejects Third-Sex Theory.
19: Friedlaender Breaks with the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee.
20: The Eulenburg Affair Scandalizes Germany's Leadership.
21: Carpenter Publishes The Intermediate Sex.
22: Barney Opens Her Paris Salon.
23: Robles Fights in the Mexican Revolution.
24: U.S. Navy Launches Sting Operation Against “Sexual Perverts”.
25: Gays and Lesbians Contribute to the Harlem Renaissance.
26: The God of Vengeance Opens on Broadway.
27: Gide Publishes the Signed Edition of Corydon.
28: Gerber Founds the Society for Human Rights.
29: Wales Padlock Law Censors Risque Theater.
30: Hall Publishes The Well of Loneliness.
31: Davis's Research Identifies Lesbian Sexuality as Common and Normal.
