LGBTQ

History Faced Discrimination in hiring, education, and housing Led to killings 1998 killing Mathew Shepard, 21 yrs old freshman University of Wyoming Stonewall 1969 New York Castro District, San Fransisco

Gay Marriage Pro Anti Denying is discrimination Same-sex couples should have access to same benefits Protect by constitutional commitment to liberty and equality Is a Civil Right Gay parents make good parents Marriage is a civil union Traditionally between a man and a woman Marriage for procreation Children need a mother and father “slippery slope” Immoral and unnatural Religious Reasons

One, Inc v. Olsen (1958) Postmaster refused to deliver a homosexual magazine called it obscene speech Court ruled did not constitute obscenity First victory for LGBTQ

Bowers v. Hardwick (1986) Georgia had anti-sodomy laws Man arrested for being observed by a police officer having consensual gay sex in his home Court upheld law said “no connection between family, marriage, or procreation on the one hand and homosexual activity on the other hand has been demonstrated”

Romer v. Evans (1996) Colorado residents passed a constitutional amendment to the states constitution that prevents sexual orientation from being protected in anti-discrimination laws Court found amendment violated equal protection clause

Boy Scouts of America v. Dale (2000) Man kicked out of position as scoutmaster when they found out he was gay Court ruled it was the boy scouts right to dismiss him

Lawrence v. Texas (2003) Two men arrested for having sex anti-sodomy laws in Texas Court ruled anti-sodomy laws unconstitutional overturned Bower v. Hardwick “Their right to liberty under due process clause gives them the full right to engage in their conduct without intervention of the government”

United States v. Windsor (2013) Two women were arried, when one died the widow had to pay $360,000 estate tax because marriage wasn’t legal in the US Defense of Marriage Act declared unconstitutional and deprived married same-sex couples from their 5th amendment rights to equal protection

Hollingworth v. Perry (2013) California voters passed prop 8 banning same-sex marriage Court overturned proposition allowing California same sex couple to marry Only Applied to Western states covered by district court

Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) Supreme Court ruled fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by the due process clause and equal protection clause of 14th Amendment Made bans on same sex marriage illegal

National Laws 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (overturned) Don’t ask don’t tell (1993) Policy ended in 2011

Anti State Policy Legal Discrimination Discrimination on Religious Grounds Can discriminate in hiring Not considered hate crime Housing Discrimination Conjugal visists

State Giving Rights Banning Conversion Therapy Teaching LGBTQ civil rights in history Have hate crime laws Prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation Anti-bullying programs