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Gay Men, Lesbians, Risk for psychiatric lockup
There was a risk for psychiatric lockup because courts and clinics define them as sick people, criminals, and immortals. Most were at risks for going to jail, losing their jobs, and child custody. Which most of them did. -
Civil Rights
The civil rights movement won new legislation outlawing racial discrimination, the first gay rights demonstrations took place in philadelphia and washington D.C -
Dr. William R. Johnson
The first out gay minister ordained by the United Church of Christ.other gay and lesbian church and synagogue congregations soon followed. Family members were a great support in the gay rights movement. -
The Board of the American Psychiatric Association
The board of the american psychiatric association voted 13-0 to remove homosexuaility from its list of psychiatric disorders. There was on outreach for lesbians and gay men on a television station which led to changes. -
LGBT Rights
Global LGBT rights movement suffered a setback. The gay male community was decimated by the AIDS epidemic, demands for compassion and medical funding led to renewed coalition to unleash power (ACT UP) and queer nation. -
Marches
There was an enormous march in washington that brought million gay rights supporters. it was the largest protests in American history. it brought a lot of negative attention that eventually stopped but the LGBT community faced widespread discrimination. -
Religious Movements
Right wing religious movements believed that AIDS was god’s punishment, that expanded via direct mail. People believed that being gay meant you were going to die soon and get AIDS. -
Ellen Degeneres
Ellen came out on national television announcing that she is gay. Ellen morgan supposedly was going to leak what she was hiding but Ellen degeneres announced it to the whole world on television. -
Same sex marriages
Massachusetts was the first state that allowed same sex marriages. Gay and lesbians americans were free from criminal classification. The recognition of gay marriages by church and state continued to divide opinions worldwide. The U.S began to provide support and funding. -
LGBT Films
There was related films of lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender. Most have same sex romance and relationships as a plot. Brokeback Mountain was a major benchmark in modern gay cinema. It featured a love story with two homosexual roles. -
Belgrade Anti Gay Riot
Incident of violence against LGBT people during a pride parade. It was organized to promote LGBT rights in serbia. There was supposed to be a parade in 2009 but it got cancelled because of threats. anti -gay and anti- government protesters fought with 5,000 armed policies. They threw bricks, glass bottles and firecrackers. So, the police used tear gas and rubber bullets. -
Obama Support
Obama was the first U.S president that supported the freedom for LGBT couples to marry. Obama said “treat others the way you want to be treated”. Many people have different views on marriage but they should be respected. He believed that same sex couples should be able to get married.
