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LGBTQIA+ Organizations

Abdelmoez, Joel W. LU (2025)
Abstract
Organizations advocating for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people are found all around the globe. These organizations champion the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender individuals, with the plus-sign acknowledging those who are part of the community without fitting neatly into any of these specific categories. This entry details the early history and development of LGBTQIA+ organizations and their precursors, especially focusing on the so-called “first homosexual movement” in Germany, and the development of a gay rights movement in the United States in the 1950s-1960s. Furthermore, the entry details some of the existing theoretical and academic debates surrounding LGBTQIA+ identities,... (More)
Organizations advocating for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people are found all around the globe. These organizations champion the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender individuals, with the plus-sign acknowledging those who are part of the community without fitting neatly into any of these specific categories. This entry details the early history and development of LGBTQIA+ organizations and their precursors, especially focusing on the so-called “first homosexual movement” in Germany, and the development of a gay rights movement in the United States in the 1950s-1960s. Furthermore, the entry details some of the existing theoretical and academic debates surrounding LGBTQIA+ identities, contrasting discursive and poststructural perspectives with material and biological interpretations and how these differing perspectives have influenced organizations. Although a comprehensive exploration is rendered impossible by the sheer number of organizations, variations, and diverging histories, the aim of this entry is to provide a broad overview of LGBTQIA+ advocacy and organizing, as well as provide resources for further, in-depth study. (Less)
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LGBTQIA+, organization, social movement, queer activism, queer history, LGBT politics
host publication
SAGE International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender
editor
Roberts, Lia
publisher
SAGE Publications
ISBN
9781071918487
language
English
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yes
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edc59954-5053-4f2f-98e5-a06febf32067
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2024-08-28 01:30:18
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2025-08-22 09:36:19
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  abstract     = {{Organizations advocating for the rights of LGBTQIA+ people are found all around the globe. These organizations champion the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, aromantic, and agender individuals, with the plus-sign acknowledging those who are part of the community without fitting neatly into any of these specific categories. This entry details the early history and development of LGBTQIA+ organizations and their precursors, especially focusing on the so-called “first homosexual movement” in Germany, and the development of a gay rights movement in the United States in the 1950s-1960s. Furthermore, the entry details some of the existing theoretical and academic debates surrounding LGBTQIA+ identities, contrasting discursive and poststructural perspectives with material and biological interpretations and how these differing perspectives have influenced organizations. Although a comprehensive exploration is rendered impossible by the sheer number of organizations, variations, and diverging histories, the aim of this entry is to provide a broad overview of LGBTQIA+ advocacy and organizing, as well as provide resources for further, in-depth study.}},
  author       = {{Abdelmoez, Joel W.}},
  booktitle    = {{SAGE International Encyclopedia of Politics and Gender}},
  editor       = {{Roberts, Lia}},
  isbn         = {{9781071918487}},
  keywords     = {{LGBTQIA+; organization; social movement; queer activism; queer history; LGBT politics}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  publisher    = {{SAGE Publications}},
  title        = {{LGBTQIA+ Organizations}},
  year         = {{2025}},
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