Heterosexism Timeline

By diamondfuller
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    Heterosexism Timeline

  • Stonewall Riot

    Stonewall Riot

  • Rainbow Flag

    Rainbow Flag

  • Harvey Milk election

    Harvey Milk election

    San Francisco City Politican Killed for being gay and being a gay activist
  • "Gay Cancer"

    "Gay Cancer"

    Gay related immune deficiency claims 121 deaths in US since mid 1970s

  • Homosexuality no longer an illness

  • Don't ask, Don't Tell

    Policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harass closeted homosexual or bisexual
  • Ellen Degeneres comes 'out'

    Ellen Degeneres comes 'out'

  • Matthew Shepards Murder

    Matthew Shepards Murder

    Tortured and Murdered for being gay

  • Same Sex Adoption in Sweden

  • Lawence v. Texas

  • Same Sex Marriage

    Same Sex Marriage

    same sex marriage becomes legal in Massachusetts

  • Equal Rights

    Equal rights in a workplace for gays

  • Matthew Shepard Act

    Expands the 1969 United States federal hate crime law to include crimes motivated by victims actual or percieved gender, sexual orientation, gender idenity or disability

  • Gays in military

  • Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to publicly announce support for same-sex marriage