E-1987, ekuphakameni kwePerestroika eSoviet Union, enye i-perestroika yaqala eMelika. Izishoshovu ezimbili ezingungqingili ezivela eHarvard University, omunye wazo owayenguchwepheshe kwezokuxhumana nomphakathi kanti omunye engudokotela wezengqondo, wanyathelisa i-athikili enesihloko esithi “Ukuhlelwa kabusha kwe-America yobungqingili", Obalule amaphuzu aphambili ecebo lokuguqula amanani wenhlalo womuntu waseMelika omaphakathi nesimo sakhe sengqondo ngobungqingili. Leli cebo lamukelwe futhi kuvunyelwe NgoFebhuwari 1988 'engqungqutheleni yamasosha' eWarrenton, lapho izishoshovu ze-GNUMX ezazizihola phambili ezweni lonke zahlangana. Manje, uma sibheka emuva, singasho ukuthi uhlelo lwabo aluzange lwenziwe ngempumelelo, kepha lwaze lwadlula: onyakeni we-175, abaphathi baka-Obama bamemezele "ukulwela amalungelo ezinto zocansi" okufanele kubekwe phambili kwenqubomgomo yezangaphandle yaseMelika, yaphenduka iMelika yaba yindawo yomhlaba wonke yemibono ye-LGBT, naku-2011 Inkantolo Ephakeme yaseMelika iyalele zonke izifundazwe ukuthi zibhalise futhi zamukele umshado wobungqingili. Uhlelo lwesishoshovu sesitabane lwachazwa encwadini kumakhasi we-2015 "Ngemuva kweBhola: INingizimu Melika izonqoba kanjani ukwesaba kwayo nenzondo yezitabane kuma-90's". Isishoshovu se-LGBT u-Igor Kochetkov (umuntu osebenza njenge-ejenti yangaphandle) enkulumweni yakhe "Amandla ezepolitiki wenhlangano ye-LGBT yomhlaba: izishoshovu zawufeza kanjani umgomo wazo" wathi lo msebenzi usephenduke “izinhlamvu” zezishoshovu ze-LGBT emhlabeni wonke, kubandakanya naseRussia, futhi abaningi basaqhubeka nalezi zimiso. Lokhu okulandelayo kucashunwe encwadini futhi esihlokweni esandulele.