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Declaration of Independence
Declares All men are created equal and that everyone has the right to life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness -
Seneca Falls Convention
First womens rights convention, first step towards women gaining a greater proportion of social, civil and moral rights. -
13th Amendment
Abolishes slavery, makes it so that black people have more rights than they did before as slaves, but not quite equal rights to their white counterparts. -
14th Amendment
Citizenship rights and equal protection of laws, limits actions of all state and local officials. -
15th Amendment
The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United states or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
Colorado becomes first state to grant women the right to vote
Women acquired the right to vote in Colorado was a landmark moment because this is the first that women are able to vote in any state in the U.S. -
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
On the grounds of separate but equal segregation does not breach the Fourteenth amendment. -
NAACP
To ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. -
19th Amendment
Prohibits any United States citizen from being denied the right to vote on the basis of sex. -
Executive order 10450
Any criminal, infamous, dishonest, immoral, or notoriously disgraceful conduct, habitual use of intoxicants to excess, drug addiction or sexual perversion. Caused several years of charges on the presence of homosexual employees in the state department posing a blackmail risk. -
Brown vs Board of Education
Separate education facilities are inherently unequal and as a result de jure racial segregation was ruled a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. -
One, Inc v. Olesen
First supreme court ruling to deal with homosexuality and free speech rights with respect to homosexuality, it affirms that it is not allowed to call a love affair between two homosexuals as obscenity. -
Illinois becomes first state to repeal its sodomy laws
It allows one to perform any sex act that isn’t “natural” which pertains to heterosexuals as well as homosexuals giving people the ability to have intimate relations how they wish without fear of persecution. -
24th Amendment
Prohibits both Congress and the states from conditioning the right to vote in federal elections on payment of a poll tax or other types of tax. -
Civil rights Act of 1964
Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national orgin. Ended unequal application of voter registration requirements and racial segregation in schools -
Stonewall Inn riots
Violent demonstrations by members of the gay community after N.Y.C. police raided a gay bar and the patrons rioted against them in protest, this caused many gay rights activist groups to form such as LGBT, and Gay Pride marches. -
Title IX
No person in the United States shall on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. -
APA removes homosexuality as a mental disorder
Shows that homosexuality is a healthy variation of human sexual orientation. -
Don't ask, don't tell
Allowed gays and bisexuals to be in the military if they did not openly speak out their sexuality. -
Defense of Marriage Act
Barred same-sex married couples from being recognized as “spouses” for the purposes of federal laws, barring them from receiving federal marriage benefits. Imposed constraints on the benefits received by all legally married same-sex couples. -
Massachusetts Legalizes gay marriage
It was the first stepping stone for gay rights in marriage, allowing two homosexuals to marry and receive the same benefits that a straight couple would in the case of marriage. -
Don't ask Don't tell is repealed
Allows gays to openly serve in the military without the fear of being discharged for their sexual preference. -
Voting rights Act of 1965
Made to enforce the Voting rights garunteed by the 1th and 15th amendments.
