Great LGBTQ+ Speeches

Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation, with speeches from Olly Alexander, Sir Elton John, Alison Bechdel, and more. A sister title to Great Women's Speeches (2021), and the pocket edition of Loud and Proud (2020), Great LGBTQ+ Speeches is a pioneering collection of over 40 empowering and influential speeches that chart the history of the LGBTQ+ movement . These powerful speakers draw on all aspects of LGBTQ+ life from equal marriage to the AIDS crisis , bullying to parenthood , the first 19th century campaigns through to trans rights allyship today. We are stronger when we stand together , and this collection from award-winning activist Tea Uglow encourages us to do just that whilst celebrating the beauty of our differences. Pour through a pioneering collection of talks, declarations and lectures , from people whose voices have too often been marginalised and the allies that support them; Find over 40 empowering and influential speeches that chart the history of the LGBTQ+ movement up to the present day; Each speech is presented with a striking photographic portrait and an insightful introduction, offering essential context , fresh insights and a nuanced understanding that brings each character and their words to life . The voices: Audre Lorde; Olly Alexander ; Harvey Milk; Munroe Bergdorf ; Sir Elton John; Sir Ian McKellen ; George Takei; Sylvia Rivera ; Bayard Rustin; Elizabeth Toledo ; Alison Bechdel; Loretta E. Lynch ; Hanne Gaby Odiele; Vito Russo ; Tammy Baldwin; Hillary Rodham Clinton ; Barak Obama; Senator Karl Heinrich Ulrichs ; Robert G. Ingersoll; Theodora Ana Sprungli ; Franklin "Frank" Kameny; Sally Gearhart ; Harry Hay; Sue Hyde ; Mary Fisher; Essex Hemphill ; Simon Nkoli; Urvashi Vaid ; Eric Rofes; Justice Michael Kirby ; Evan Wolfson; Paul Martin ; Ian Hunter; Dan Savage ; Terry Miller; Rabbi Kleinbaum ; Penny Wong; Arsham Parsi ; Anna Grodzka; Debi Jackson ; Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir; Lee Mokobe ; Ban Ki-moon; Geraldine Roman ; Cecilia Chung.