Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to mean “carefree”, “cheerful”, or …
A comprehensive timeline of the U.S. gay rights movement.
A Brief Canadian History of Laws . Affecting Gays and Lesbians . 1960s 1965 – Everett George Klippert was sentenced to life in prison (Northwest Territories). He had been arrested for arson.
There were challenges and victories – both big and small – along the way. Here’s a look back at some of the bigger developments in the fight for passage of …
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States began to gain prominence in the late 1940s. In 1948 President Truman signed the Executive Order 9981, which declared there would be equal treatment and opportunity for all persons regardless of …
http://www.safecollegescoalition.org/LivingMemory-lgbtHistoryTimeline.pdf page 6 of 8 iA Living Memory LGBT History Timeline 1990s (continued) 1991 First Black Lesbian and Gay Pride celebration held in Washington, D.C.
Same-sex rights in Canada have come a long way since 1965. That year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a ruling that labelled Everett Klippert a “dangerous sexual offender” and threw him in prison for admitting he was gay and that he had sex with other men. Today, homosexual Canadians enjoy much
A Timeline of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender History in the United States Adapted and updated from Out of the Past: 400 Years of Lesbian and Gay History in America (PBS Online); Bending the Mold: An Action Kit for Transgender Youth (NYAC & …
This disability rights timeline lists events relating to the civil rights of people with disabilities in the United States of America, including court decisions, the passage of legislation, activists’ actions, significant s of people with disabilities that illustrate their lack of civil rights at the time, and the founding of various
Fifty years ago, the Sexual Offences Act 1967 came into effect. The act, which decriminalised homosexual sex acts between consenting men over the age of 21, opened the door to a slew of legal and social changes which would transform the way British society viewed same-sex relationships over the next
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