Discover the inspiring voices that have changed our world, and started a new conversation.
A sister title to
Great Women’s Speeches (2021), and the pocket edition of
Loud and Proud (2020),
Great Queer Speeches is a pioneering collection of
over 40 empowering and influential speeches that chart the history of the LGBTQ+ movement .
Photocollage portraits and enlightening commentaries accompany the words of
Audre Lorde, Harvey Milk, Munroe Bergdorf, Sir Elton John and more. Together these speakers touch 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; Harvey Milk; Munroe Bergdorf; Sir Elton John; Sir Ian Mc Kellen; 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 and Terry Miller; Rabbi Kleinbaum; Penny Wong; Arsham Parsi; Anna Grodzka; Debi Jackson; Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir; Lee Mokobe; Ban Ki-moon; Geraldine Roman; Cecilia Chung; Olly Alexander.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs 1867
Robert G. Ingersoll 1892
Anna Rüling 1904
Sally Miller Gearhart 1972
Sylvia Rivera 1973
Franklin Kameny 1974
Audre Lorde 1977
Harvey Milk 1978
Harry Hay 1984
Bayard Rustin 1986
Sue Hyde 1988
Vito Russo 1988
Mary Fisher 1992
Sir Ian Mc Kellen 1988
Essex Hemphill 1990
Simon Nkoli 1990
Urvashi Vaid 1993
Eric Rofes 1997
Elizabeth Toledo 2000
Tammy Baldwin 2000
Justice Michael Kirby 2002
Evan Wolfson 2004
Paul Martin 2005
Ian Hunter 2009
Dan Savage & Terry Miller 2010
Arsham Parsi 2010
Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum 2010
Hillary Rodham Clinton 2011
Anna Grodzka 2013
George Takei 2014
Debi Jackson 2014
J.hanna Sigurđard.ttir 2014
Lee Mokobe 2015
Alison Bechdel 2015
Barak Obama 2015
Sir Elton John 2015
Ban Ki-moon 2015
Loretta E. Lynch 2016
Geraldine Roman 2016
Penny Wong 2017
Cecilia Chung 2018
Hanne Gaby Odiele 2018
Olly Alexander 2019
Munroe Bergdorf 2019
More Voices to Inspire
Credits
Acknowledgements
Mengenai Pengarang
Tea Uglow is Creative Director for Google’s Creative Lab in Sydney. She works with cultural and creative organisations around the world exploring the space between technology and the arts and what can happen when they intersect.
An experienced public speaker, Tea’s Ted X talk on the contrast between the screen-based world we live in and the organic world we say we love, has been viewed over 1.5m times. In May 2016 she spoke at the Sydney Writers Festival on Doubt as a creative catalyst; during the talk Tea acknowledged that she was transgender and transitioning, the talk was made into a book and is available as a podcast.
In May 2018 Tea was celebrated as one of Australia’s #OUT50LGBTQ Leaders by Deloitte.
Peter Tatchell has campaigned for human rights, democracy, global justice and LGBT+ freedom for over 50 years. He is Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation. To find out more about Peter and his Foundation’s life-changing work visit
Peter Tatchell Foundation.org and follow Peter on Twitter @Peter Tatchell.
Jack Holland is an illustrator and graduate of Falmouth University, UK. His work is inspired by people and the shapes and forms of everyday life.