LGBT HISTORY OF ”WINS”

JORDAN HERR

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 1982

WISCONSIN BECAME THE FIRST TO BAN DISCRIMINATION BASED ON

SEXUAL ORIENTATION
 1995

THE HATE CRIMES SENTENCING ENHANCEMENT ACT GOES INTO EFFECT

AS PART OF THE VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
OF 1994.
THIS LAW ALLOWS A JUDGE TO IMPOSE HARSHER SENTENCES IF THERE IS
EVIDENCE SHOWING THAT A VICTIM PICKED BECAUSE OF THE "ACTUAL
OR PERCEIVED RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, ETHNICITY,
GENDER, DISABILITY, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION OF ANY PERSON.
 1996

HAWAII BECOMES THE FIRST STAT TO RECOGNIZE LGBT+ COUPLES

HAVE THE SAME RIGHTS AS HETEROSEXUAL COUPLES AFTER A JUDGE
RULES THAT THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE THE LEGAL RIGHT TO
DEPRIVE SAME SEX COUPLES THE RIGHT TO MARRY
 2000

VERMONT BECOMES THE FIRST STATE TO LEGALIZE CIVIL UNIONS

BETWEEN SAME SEX COUPLES
 2004

THE FIRST SAME SEX MARRIAGE TAKES PLACE IN MASSACHUSETTS

 2006

NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT RULES THAT STATE LAWMAKERS MUST

PROVIDE THE RIGHTS/BENEFITS O MARRIAGE TO LGBT+ COUPLES
 2007

CIVIL UNION ACT TAKES PLACE

 2009

OBAMA SIGNED THE MATTHEW SHEPARD AND JAMES BYRD JR. HATE
CRIME PREVENTION ACT INTO LAW
 2010

PROPOSITION 8 WAS OVERTURNED IN CALIFORNIA WHICH HAD

PREVIOUSLY MADE SAME SEX MARRIAGE ILLEGAL
 2011

DON’T ASK DON’T TELL IS REPEALED, LGBT+ MEMBERS CAN NOW

SERVE OPENLY IN THE MILITARY
 2012

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY BECOMES THE FIRST MAJOR PARTY TO

SUPPORT SAME SEX MARRIAGE ON A NATIONAL PLATFORM
TAMMY BALDWIN BECOMES THE FIRST WOMAN AND OPENLY GAY
POLITICIAN TO BE ELECTED INTO SENATE
OBAMA BECOMES THE FIRST PRESIDENT TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT SAME
SEX MARRIAGE
 2015

SAME SEX MARRIAGE WAS LEGALIZED

 2016

PENTAGON LIFTS BAN ON TRANSGENDER PEOPLE SERVING OPENLY

IN THE MILITARY
A RECORD NUMBER OF “OUT” LGBT+ ATHLETES COMPETED IN THE
SUMMER OLYMPICS