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GLBTQ Rights
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Jim Owles
First president of the Gay Activists Allience and founding member
Part of the Stonewall Riots
First openly gay person to run for house http://jimowles.org/about/ -
Stonewall Riots
The police raid Stonewall inn a gay bar
New York Christopher Street
The gathered crowd turns violent and attacks police
The riots sparked protest throughout the neiboring streets, but was eventually put down by the New York riot police
This is going to spark several day of protest in favor of GLBTQ rights
Sparks the creation of the Gay Liberation Front and many other GLBTQ civil rights groups http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-stonewall-riot -
Homosexuality no longer considered a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association
The APA votes that homosexuality is no longer a mental illness http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/12/15/7128 -
Decriminalization of Homosexuality (Lawrence v Texas)
Declared the sodomy law in Texas unconstitutional and consequently 13 other staes sodomy laws http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt/future/landmark_lawrence.html -
Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't tell
The repeal of Don't Ask,Don't Tell by the Obama administration ends descrimination in the military against Homosexuals http://www.britannica.com/event/Dont-Ask-Dont-Tell -
Supreme Court Case Obergefell v Hodges
This supreme court case affirms that marriage for homosexual couples is a constitutional right. http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/14pdf/14-556_3204.pdf -
Accomplishments
No longer a mental illness
Same sex marriage -
