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LGBTQ+ Research pt.1

* In 1973 homosexuality was classified as a mental disorder.
* Transgenders were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military. 
* During the 1960s tenants were able to kick people out of their homes because they were gay or transgender. 
* homosexuality was and still is illegal in certain parts of the world.
* punishment is death or imprisonment.
* The Stonewall riots played a crucial role in the gay rights movement.
* The stonewall riots were the start of Gay Pride celebrations. 
* Up until 2015, the U.S. legalized same-sex marriages.

Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/topic/gay-rights-movement
https://www.aclu.org/other/rights-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people


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