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Anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws are laws approved by various U.S. states that limit the discussion of sexuality and gender identity in public schools. [1]In theory, these laws mainly apply to sex ed courses, but they can also be applied to other parts of the school curriculum as well as to extracurricular activities such as sports and organizations such as gay–straight alliances. [2]
In 1996, the United States Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed Public Law 104–199, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Section 3 of DOMA defines "marriage" and "spouse" for purposes of both federal law and any ruling, regulation, or interpretation by an administrative bureau or agency of the United States government. [1]
Olivia Records, named after the heroine of a 1949 pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at French boarding school (the heroine and the novel both being named Olivia), was the brainchild of ten lesbian feminists (the Furies and Radicalesbians) living in Washington, D.C., who wanted to create a feminist organization ...
Besides supporting same-sex unions, the act also upholds interracial marriage. A Gallup poll in June found that 70% of Americans approve of same-sex marriages, with majority support in both ...
On June 26, 2013, Section 3 of DOMA ("Definition of marriage") was ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Windsor. The law became effectively unenforceable after the U.S. Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) and was fully repealed by the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022. Former state bans on same-sex ...
The movement to obtain marriage rights for same-sex couples expanded steadily from that time until in late 2014 lawsuits had been brought in every state that still denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples. By late 2014, same-sex marriage had become legal in states that contained more than 70% of the United States population. In some ...
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Pope Francis permitted priests to bless same-sex couples, signifying a shift in the Catholic Church’s approach toward LGBTQ parishioners, while also reinforcing the teaching that marriage is ...