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Homosexuality Decriminalized/Lawrence V Texas
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Stonewall Riots (1969)
The Stonewall Riots were a series of violent confrontations that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, between police and gay rights activists outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City. -
Homosexuality no longer listed as mental illness
-Homosexuality previously listed in the DSM-II as a mental disorder
-Kinsey's research helped to normalize homosexuality
-Social changes/protests helped usher in the change -
Silvia Rae Rivera is born
Sylvia Rae Rivera was an American gay liberation and transgender activist and drag queen. She was a founding member of both the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance. -
"Don't ask, don't tell" policy created
-Created by Bill Clinton's administration
-Addressed discrimination in the military against homosexual people
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Defense of Marriage Act
-The defense of Marriage act, passed in 1996, prevented the federal government from recognizing any marriages that were not between a straight (male and female) couple
-The primary reason why people agreed to pass this act was to establish a universal definition between the states of what was considered a marriage
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Obergefell vs. Hodges
-After 6 lower-level court cases the legalization of same sex marriage in all states was enacted
-Several same sex couple sued their individual states leading to the legalization as a whole
-Resulted in an increase in same sex marriages and the ability of same sex couples to receive all the marital benefits that straight couples do
