People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully.
Contents:
- THE RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE
- GAY RIGHTS
- ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS
THE RIGHTS OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE
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Gay and Lbian Advot and Defenrs New England’s leadg legal rights anizatn dited to endg discrimatn based on sexual orientatn, HIV stat and genr inty and exprsn. Lambda Legal A natnal anizatn mted to achievg full regnn of the civil rights of lbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgenr people and those wh HIV through impact ligatn, tn and public policy work.
Natnal Center for Lbian Rights A natnal legal anizatn mted to advancg the civil and human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people and their fai through ligatn, public policy advocy, and public tn. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. The stggle of LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) people for equal rights has moved to center stage.
Gay and lbian people are featured movi and on televisn – not as novelty characters, but as full participants society. Ary – openly discrimat agast gays and lbians. Mothers and fathers lose child ctody simply bee they are gay or lbian, and gay people are nied the right to marry.
GAY RIGHTS
The gay rights movement the Uned Stat began the 1920s and saw huge progrs the 2000s, wh laws prohibg homosexual activy stck down and a Supreme Court lg legalizg same-sex marriage. * lgbt legal documents *
One state even tried to fence lbians and gay men out of the procs ed to pass laws. In 1992 Colorado enacted Amendment 2, which repealed existg state laws and barred future laws protectg lbians, gay men and bisexuals om discrimatn.
ADVANCG EQUALY FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX INDIVIDUALS
We mt nclu that Amendment 2 classifi homosexuals not to further a proper legislative end but to make them unequal to everyone else. The morn gay rights movement began dramatilly June 1969 New York Cy’s Greenwich Village. Durg a typil “raid, ” police tried to arrt people for their mere prence at a gay bar, but the patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back – and the gay rights movement was lnched.
Usg many of the grass-roots and ligatn strategi employed by other 20th century activists, gay rights advot have achieved signifint progrs:. Sodomy laws, typilly ed to jtify discrimatn agast gay people, once existed natnwi; they are now on the books only 18 stat and Puerto Ri.