**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 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 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.