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The Pink Line

By: Mark Gevisser
Narrated by: Mark Gevisser, Vikas Adam
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Chosen as one of The Guardian's and Financial Times' 'Books of 2020'

Six years in the making, The Pink Line follows protagonists from nine countries all over the globe to tell the story of how LGBTQ+ rights became one of the world's new human-rights frontiers in the second decade of the 21st century. 

From refugees in South Africa to activists in Egypt, transgender women in Russia and transitioning teens in the American Mid-West, The Pink Line folds intimate and deeply affecting stories of individuals, families and communities into a definitive account of how the world has changed, so dramatically, in just a decade. And in doing so he reveals a troubling new equation that has come in to play: while same-sex marriage and gender transition are now celebrated in some parts of the world, laws to criminalise homosexuality and gender non-conformity have been strengthened in others. 

In a work of great scope and wonderful storytelling, this is the groundbreaking, definitive account of how issues of sexuality and gender identity divide and unite the world today.
©2020 Mark Gevisser (P)2020 W F Howes
Law Freedom & Security Gender Studies
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“The humanity and tension with which Gevisser portrays his subjects keeps the prose engaging alongside his incredible and seemingly encyclopedic knowledge of LGBT world history...this work moves the observation of the evolution of LGBT life and culture to the global scale and is a must-read for all interested in gender studies.” (Library Journal) 

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stories that have to be heard

the stories will help everyone understand the subject matter but the book is not brought together by a theme. it is like a series of stories/essays and not a book as a whole with an ongoing theme, argument and conclusion. the link to bring everything together is missing.

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