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Heterosexism Timeline
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Stonewall Riot
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Rainbow Flag
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Harvey Milk election
San Francisco City Politican Killed for being gay and being a gay activist -
"Gay Cancer"
Gay related immune deficiency claims 121 deaths in US since mid 1970s -
Homosexuality no longer an illness
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Don't ask, Don't Tell
Policy prohibited military personnel from discriminating against or harass closeted homosexual or bisexual -
Ellen Degeneres comes 'out'
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Matthew Shepards Murder
Tortured and Murdered for being gay -
Same Sex Adoption in Sweden
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Lawence v. Texas
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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
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Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to publicly announce support for same-sex marriage
