English: LGBT Rights in America

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Clinton, Bill. "Bill Clinton: overturn defense of marriage act." Washington Post 7 Mar. 2013. Global Issues In Context. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.

Reference article from the Encyclopedia of American Law, indexed in American History Online database.

"Defense of Marriage Act." Family in Society: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K. Lerner, Brenda Lerner, and Adrienne Lerner. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 60-62. Global Issues In Context. Web. 9 Apr. 2014.

Purdum, T. S. (1996, May 23). President would sign legislation striking at homosexual marriages. New York Times.

New York Times Editorial by Andrew Sullivan.

This is the TIME Magazine cover story from April 1997 following Ellen DeGeneres' coming out on her show, "Ellen."

b. laura. "ellen is gay." Off Our Backs, Vol. 27, No. 5 (may 1997), p. 5. JSTOR. Web. April 8. 2014.

Article from A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts, indexed in American History Online database.

official transcript of oral arguments, excerpts from arguments before the Supreme Court, quotes, comprehensive list of links to news articles about the case, and long list of links to editorials about the matter

from Encyclopedia of American Law and Criminal Justice, in American History Online

"Congress passed DOMA primarily in response to Baehr v. Lewin, a case in which the Hawaii Supreme Court held that under that state's constitution, a marriage statute which restricts the status and benefits of marriage to male-female couples discriminates on the basis of sex. "

good background context on court case and original reaction to case - NY Times, November 2013 article

Golden Gate University Law Review article, 9-16-2010

article by Andrew Sullivan, December 1996

1997 journal article

2007 print interview with Elaine Noble

November 14, 1974, New York Times article from ProQuest database

June 2, 1975, Los Angeles Times, from , ProQuest database

October 13, 1977, Washington Post, from ProQuest database

Reference article from American History Online Database

An archive of historical materials related to LGBT history located in Chicago, IL. No materials are available online, but can be searched via WorldCat.org and inquired after via phone or email.

from Teaching Tolerance

Biographical reference article on Harvey Milk, from American History Online database.

Book in Carnegie Library

OutHistory.org

From FoundSF.org; an open wiki on San Francisco history.

Biographical reference article on Dan White from American History Online database.

CNN report - On June 5, 1981, the virus that would become known as HIV was mentioned for the first time in a medical publication. As we approach that anniversary, CNNHealth takes a look at 30 years of the epidemic that changed the world, through the eyes of people who've lived it.

official site of ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) organization

The ACT UP Oral History Project is a collection of interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power, New York. The project is coordinated by Jim Hubbard and Sarah Schulman, with principal camera work by James Wentzy and additional camerawork on the West Coast by S. Leo Chiang and Tracy Wares.

short article, historical overview of organization AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP)

January 3, 1990 article from the New York Times (full text available)

Dec. 7, 1989 - Wall Street Journal article (full text)

ItGetsBetter.org is a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender can see how love and happiness can be a reality in their future. It’s a place where our straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members. It’s a place where people can share their stories, take the It Gets Better Project pledge and watch videos of love and support.

White House Archives, February 24, 2004, transcript of remarks by President George W. Bush

June 8, 2006 - "A constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, backed by President Bush and conservative groups, was soundly defeated in the Senate yesterday after proponents failed to persuade a bare majority of all senators to support the measure."

This American Life audio and transcript; The story of how the American Psychiatric Association decided in 1973 that homosexuality was no longer a mental illness.

In 1973, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) declared that homosexuality was not a disease simply by changing the 81-word definition of sexual deviance in its own reference manual. It was a change that attracted a lot of attention at the time, but the story of what led up to that change is one that we hear today, from reporter Alix Spiegel. Part one of Alix's story details the activities of a closeted group of gay psychiatrists within the APA who met in secret and called themselves the GAYPA...and another, even more secret group of gay psychiatrists among the political echelons of the APA. Alix's own grandfather was among these psychiatrists, and the president-elect of the APA at the time of the change. (24 minutes)

Los Angeles Times article, Sep 29, 1988

Homosexuality, for example, had been designated in the DSM as a form of mental illness for years until the late 1960s when gay organizations launched a major lobbying campaign against the APA. In a 1980 edition of the book, homosexuality was removed from the list of mental illnesses but then only partially. People who were homosexual but wish they weren't were still regarded as mentally disturbed, under the DSM-III. It was not until 1987, when the DSM-III-R went into effect, that all references to homosexuality as a mental condition were finally erased.

For years advocates have lobbied the American Psychiatric Association to change or remove categories labeling transgender people in a psychiatric manual, arguing that terms like “Gender Identity Disorder” characterize all trans people as mentally ill. Based on the standards to be set by the DSM-V, individuals will be diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria for displaying “a marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender.”

"But the Legislature in Montpelier approved An Act Relating to Civil Unions, and Dean quietly signed it later that spring, making it the first law in the nation to extend marriage-like rights of any kind to gay and lesbian couples (in 2000)"

Vermont's legal recognition of same-sex couples has brought the latest struggle for gay rights out of the closet -- and onto the stage of national politics.

July/August 2000 article from Mother Jones magazine

official text of bill; Vermont State document

Washington Post, April 7, 2009

2003 poll and article

November 2014 article

June 2014 article

February 2015 article

Several recent events point to how some religious conservatives are now feeling embattled for their opposition to gay marriage. They say their views need to be protected.

January 2015 article