Gay and Lesbian

By Tess Lydon

  • Craig Rodwell

    Craig Rodwell
    Socialist Alternative
    - Divorced parents
    - Attented Chicago Junior School where he experienced sam-sex relationships and Christian Scientists
    - Attended Sullivan High School
    - Studied ballet then began volunteering for gay rights organizations
    - Became a main leader as a gay rights activist
    - Founded Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop
    - Proposed the first annual Gay Pride March
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    Decriminalization of Homosexuality (1961-2003)

    Decriminalization of Homosexuality
    - Many state sodomy laws outlaw homosexuality

  • Stonewall Riots; Gay Liberation Front & Gay Activists Alliance founded

    Stonewall Riots; Gay Liberation Front & Gay Activists Alliance founded
    Civil Rights
    - A series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay community against a police raid that took place at the Stonewall Inn
    - The event was largely regarded as a catalyst for the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance
    - Gay Liberation Front's statement of purpose clearly stated its revolutionary goals

  • Homosexuality no longer listed as a mental illness

    Homosexuality no longer listed as a mental illness
    Homosexuality and Psychology
    - Listed as mental illness for the first and second editions
    - Many tests proved no difference in functioning between gay or straight individuals
    - Dispelled pervious accepted truths.

  • "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy

    "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
    "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
    - Responce to Ronald Reagan's pervious ban
    - Clinton running campaign promise
    -A compromise

  • Defense of Marriage Act

    Defense of Marriage Act
    Defense of Marriage Act
    - Federal Law not regcognizing same sex marriage
    - Not granted same legal rights

  • Lawrence v. Texas

    Lawrence v. Texas
    Lawrence v. Texas
    - Homosexuality outlawed in many states.
    - Charged with violating "Homosexual Conduct" law
    - Ruled in their favor

  • Obama ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

    Obama ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
    Obama ended "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
    - Obama campaign promise
    - Pentagon investigation
    - Conservative Filibuster
    - House and Senate pass apeal
    - Obama signs

  • Greatest accomplishments for the LGBT movement

    Greatest accomplishments for the LGBT movement
    Human Rights Campaign
    - Marriage equality victories
    - Red logo campaign that made Facebook history
    - The U.S. Senate vote on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act

  • US v Windsor

    US v Windsor
    United States v. Windsor-
    - Left Wife's Estate
    - No tax exemption
    - Fifth Amendment Violation

  • Continued problems & goals

    Continued problems & goals
    Human Rights Watch
    - Many states deny transgender adolescents the possibility of legal recognition in their preferred gender.
    - Extend federal hate crimes jurisdiction (The Local Law Enforcement Enhancement Act)