--The original French publication, Dictionnaire de L'Homophobie, was published by the Presses Universitaires de France (University Press of France) in 2003 to wide acclaim; the introduction, by the (gay) mayor of Paris, offers a comprehensive global context for the work. --The original French edition was the work of 70 researchers in 15 countries. --The book includes over 175 essays on various aspects of gay rights and homophobia as experienced throughout history in all regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the South Pacific.