US History - Civil Rights: Gay Rights
Databases
- Britannica School This link opens in a new window
Articles, images, and more. Use tools to cite, read aloud, change reading level.
- Credo Source Reference (NHS) This link opens in a new window
Articles, images, and reference books to gather background information and launch your research. - Gale In Context: High School (MHS) This link opens in a new window
Articles (popular & scholarly), news, video, audio & image sources for all subjects. Guide to Gale
- Explora Secondary This link opens in a new window
High-quality articles, carefully curated topic categories with overviews that provide a starting point for research.
Websites
Milestones for the Gay Rights Movement
Significant People
- Christine Jorgensen - first American who comes forward publicly about being transgender
- Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon - created the first lesbian rights organization
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- Harvey Milk - first openly gay person to be elected to public office in California
- Tammy Baldwin - first openly lesbian candidate ever elected to Congress, winning in Wisconsin
Events
- Stonewall Riot
- Gay Liberation March/Pride Parade (add PDF)
- Removal of Homosexuality from List of Mental Illnesses
- National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights
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Government Action (Laws & Court Cases)
- Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes and Prevention Act, also known as the Matthew Shepard Act
- “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy - address what it is, when it was passed, where it stands now
- Repeal of DADT and impact on military
- Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) - case that legalized gay marriage in the U.S.
- Bostock v. Clayton County (2021)
Books
- Library Books About Gay Rights HistoryStop in and check them out!