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Summing Up: Essential.All public and undergraduate libraries.CHOICE GREAT EVENTS FROM HISTORYThis is a user friendly, highly readable reference work that is recommended for publicand academic libraries.ARBAAward Winner! CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2018These volumes chronicle important historical events that have identified, defined, and legallyestablished the rights of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender communities. In the last ten years alone, the world has witnessed significant events that have broken down barriers, both socially and legally, making enormous strides to end discrimination against the LGBTQ community. 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