Gay Rights - Movement, Marriage & Flag | HISTORY

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• HILLARY CLTON’S GAY RIGHTS EVOLUTN
• HILLARY CLTON HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE GAY RIGHTS HISTORY. SHE REFED.
• 8 TIM HILLARY CLTON WAS A CHAMPN OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNYSHE HAS FOUGHT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS FOR {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY JOEY PARKERFEBARY 25, 2016/5:14 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}VOLKAN FUNCU/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: DEMOCRATIC PRINTIAL NDIDATE HILLARY CLTON (C) GREETS PEOPLE AS SHE MARCH THE 46TH ANNUAL NEW YORK CY GAY PRI PARA NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, ON 26 JUNE 2016. (PHOTO BY VOLKAN FUNCU/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAG)BY JOEY PARKERFEBARY 25, 2016 / 5:14 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"8 TIM HILLARY CLTON WAS A CHAMPN OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNY","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-02-25T22:14:01.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-02-25T22:14:01.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JOEY PARKER","KEYWORDS":"MARRIAGE EQUALY, TRANSGENR","ARTICLESECTN":"CULTURE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WE'RE KNEE-EP THE ELECTN CYCLE AND FOR MANY OF , THE NDIDAT' STANC ON LGBTQ ISSU ARE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS SOMEONE WHO STGGLED TO ACCEPT MYSELF GROWG UP, AND THEN FOUGHT FOR HIS RIGHTS AS AN ADULT, I BELIEVE HAVG A LEAR WHO IS A FIERCE ALLY IS SENTIAL. SOMEONE WHO WILL FIGHT FOR EQUALY AND SPIRE THE NEXT GENERATN. I BELIEVE HILLARY CLTON IS THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, WHEN YOU HEAR "HILLARY CLTON" AND "LGBTQ RIGHTS," HER PAST UP. AS CLTON HAS SAID HERSELF, ’S BEEN AN EVOLUTN. BUT JT BEE SOMEONE HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN THE BIGGT ADVOTE THE PAST, DON’T MEAN WE SHOULD RRY JUDGEMENT AGAST THEM TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW ARE 8 TIM HILLARY CLTON SHOWED SHE WAS A CHAMPN OF THE LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER HISTORIC SPEECH SWZERLAND. SEBASTIEN FEVAL/AFP/GETTY IMAGUS SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLTON ADDRS THE ASSEMBLY DURG A SPEECH ENTLED "FREE AND EQUAL DIGNY AND RIGHTS" AT THE UNED NATNS GENEVA ON DECEMBER 6, 2011, AHEAD OF THE INTERNATNAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. HILLARY CLTON URGED AN END TO DISCRIMATN WORLDWI AGAST LBIANS, GAYS, BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENR DIVIDUALS (LGBT), AND ANNOUNCED A FUND TO ADVANCE THEIR E. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN FEVAL (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SEBASTIEN FEVAL/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN DECEMBER 2011, CLTON LIVERED A MAJOR SPEECH GENEVA ON INTERNATNAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. SHE SISTED THAT THE TERNATNAL MUNY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT "GAY RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ARE GAY RIGHTS," AND ANNOUNCED THE FIRST-EVER U.S. POLICY AIMED AT AIDG LGBTQ PEOPLE AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HER REMARKS, SH CLAIMED G RELIGN TO JTIFY HOMOPHOBIA WAS "NOT UNLIKE THE JTIFITN OFFERED FOR VLENT PRACTIC TOWARDS WOMEN LIKE HONOR KILLGS, WIDOW BURNG, OR FEMALE GENAL MUTILATN. SOME PEOPLE STILL FEND THOSE PRACTIC AS PART OF A CULTURAL TRADN. BUT VLENCE TOWARD WOMEN ISN'T CULTURAL; 'S CRIMAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND SHE ADDRSED THE GLOBAL LGBTQ MUNY DIRECTLY:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TO LGBT MEN AND WOMEN WORLDWI, LET ME SAY THIS: WHEREVER YOU LIVE AND WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANC OF YOUR LIFE, WHETHER YOU ARE NNECTED TO A WORK OF SUPPORT OR FEEL ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE ARE WORKG HARD TO SUPPORT YOU AND TO BRG AN END TO THE JTIC AND DANGERS YOU FACE. THAT IS CERTALY TE FOR MY UNTRY. AND YOU HAVE AN ALLY THE UNED STAT OF AMERI AND YOU HAVE LNS OF IENDS AMONG THE AMERIN PEOPLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE URGED PRINT OBAMA TO PH HARR AGAST HOMOPHOBIC REGIM AI.SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGUS PRINT BARACK OBAMA (R), S ALONGSI MEMBERS OF HIS BET DURG HIS FIRST BET MEETG THE CABET ROOM OF THE WHE HOE WASHGTON ON APRIL 20, 2009. SEATED ALONGSI OBAMA ARE (L-R): SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ERIC SHSEKI, SECRETARY OF HOG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SHN DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF INTERR KEN SALAZAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLTON. AFP PHOTO/SL LOEB (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE OUTLETS LIKE FOX NEWS ATTACKED CLTON ABOUT "HIDG" EMAILS, THERE WAS ACTUALLY SOME GOOD THAT SURFACED: ONE LEAKED MSAGE REVEALED SHE PHED THE OBAMA ADMISTRATN TO PRS LEARS AI TO CHANGE THEIR ANTI-LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS NOT A SAFE POSN, EHER: AS CLTON REVEALED HER MEMOIR, HARD CHOIC, AFTER SHE NONTED UGANDA’S PRINT YOWERI MEVENI ABOUT GAY RIGHTS, HE RIDICULED MY NCERNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LIKE MANY PEOPLE UGANDA AND AROUND THE WORLD, I WAS APPALLED THAT THE POLICE AND ERNMENT HAD DONE LTLE TO PROTECT [MURRED ACTIVIST] DAVID [CATO] AFTER PUBLIC LLS FOR HIS MURR," SHE WROTE. "IT WAS THE RULT OF A NATNWI MPAIGN TO SUPPRS LGBT PEOPLE BY ANY MEANS NECSARY, AND THE ERNMENT WAS PART OF ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE STOOD UP FOR GAY DIPLOMATS AND STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYE.J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AFP/GETTY IMAGU.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLTON LIVERS A SPEECH AT THE CONFERENCE ON INTER FREEDOM, HOSTED BY THE DUTCH MISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE HAGUE, ON DECEMBER 8, 2011. AFP PHOTO/POOL/J. STT APPLEWHE (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2009, WHILE CLTON WAS SECRETARY OF STATE SHE EXPAND THE RIGHTS FOR THE SAME-SEX PARTNERS AND FAI OF U.S. DIPLOMATS, GRANTG THEM THE MANY OF THE SAME BENEFS AS THEIR HETEROSEXUAL UNTERPARTS—CLUDG VISAS, DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS, AND ACCS TO U.S. MEDIL FACILI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LIKE ALL FAI, OUR FOREIGN SERVICE FAI E DIFFERENT NFIGURATNS; ALL ARE PART OF THE MON FABRIC OF OUR POST MUNI ABROAD," CLTON SAID A STAFF MEMO. "AT BOTTOM, THE PARTMENT WILL PROVI THE BENEFS FOR BOTH OPPOSE-SEX AND SAME-SEX PARTNERS BEE IS THE RIGHT THG TO DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A GATHERG OF LGBTQ STATE DEPARTMENT STAFFERS, SHE EXPLAED THAT "CREATG AN LGBT-WELG WORKPLACE IS NOT JT THE RIGHT THG TO DO, ’S ALSO THE SMART THG TO DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2010, SHE ORRED THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT’S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNY POLICY EXPLICLY PROTECT AGAST DISCRIMATN BASED ON GENR INTY. SHE ALSO MA EASIER FOR AMERINS TO CHANGE THE GENR LISTED ON THEIR PASSPORT AND MA POSSIBLE FOR SAME-SEX UPL TO OBTA PASSPORTS UNR THE THEIR MARRIED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE ENDORSED MARRIAGE EQUALY.CURTIS MEANS/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAGNBC NEWS -- 2007 GAY PRI PARA -- PICTURED: -- PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS OF NEW YORK CY'S ANNUAL GAY PRI PARA WHICH STARTED AT 5TH AVENUE MIDTOWN TO CHRISTOPHER STREET DOWNTOWN ON JUNE 24, 2007 (PHOTO BY CURTIS MEANS/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, SECRETARY CLTON DID NOT ALWAYS CHAMPN THE EEDOM TO MARRY, BUT SHE MA HER SUPPORT OF KNOWN LOUD AND CLEAR. IN A 2013 VIO FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, CLTON STATED:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LGBT AMERINS ARE OUR LLEAGU, OUR TEACHERS, OUR SOLDIERS, OUR IENDS, OUR LOVED ON – AND THEY ARE FULL AND EQUAL CIZENS, AND SERVE THE RIGHTS OF CIZENSHIP. THAT CLUS MARRIAGE. THAT’S WHY I SUPPORT MARRIAGE FOR LBIAN AND GAY UPL. I SUPPORT PERSONALLY AND AS A MATTER OF POLICY AND LAW, EMBEDD A BROAR EFFORT TO ADVANCE EQUALY AND OPPORTUNY FOR LGBT AMERINS AND FOR ALL AMERINS... TO NY THE OPPORTUNY TO ANY OF OUR DGHTERS AND SONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY LOVE IS TO NY THEM THE CHANCE TO LIVE UP TO THEIR GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A TOWN HALL MEETG LAST YEAR, SHE ADDRSED HER SHIFT ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY VIEWS DID EVOLVE, AND I THK MOST PEOPLE MY AGE WOULD SAY THE SAME THG," SHE SAID. "THERE MIGHT BE SOME EXCEPTNS, BUT LARGELY BEE OF MY STRONG OPPOSN TO DISCRIMATN OF ANY SORT AND MY PERSONAL RELATNSHIPS WH A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS, I CERTALY NCLUD THAT MARRIAGE EQUALY SHOULD BE THE LAW OF THE LAND, AND I WAS THRILLED WHEN THE SUPREME COURT MA THE LAW OF THE LAND."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE FOUGHT TO PASS THE EQUALY ACT.YANA PASKOVA/FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGMANHATTAN, NY - APRIL 18: U.S. PRINTIAL NDIDATE HILLARY CLTON (D-NY) VISS AN LGBT MUNY CENTER THE EAST VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MANHATTAN, NY, ON APRIL 18, 2016. (PHOTO BY YANA PASKOVA/FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A TOWN HALL MEETG 2015, CLTON EXPRSED THAT PASSG LEGISLATN THAT WOULD ADD SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY PROTECTNS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 WAS HER "HIGHT PRRY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JULY, SHE TWEETED THAT "THE EQUALY ACT WILL MEAN FULL FERAL EQUALY FOR LGBT AMERINS & STRONGER ANTI-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS FOR EVERYONE. PAST TIME."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER VOW TO FIGHT FOR AN END TO VLENCE AGAST TRANS PEOPLE.AWAKENEDEYE/GETTY IMAGASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLA, USA - APRIL 2, 2016: CROWD HOLDS SIGNS, WAV SYMBOLIC FLAGS, AND PROTTS THE NEW NORTH CAROLA HB2 LAW THAT RTRICTS THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE GAY OR TRANSGENR ON APRIL 2, 2016 DOWNTOWN ASHEVILE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CLTON ADDRSED THE TRANS MUNY 2015, DURG A HRC BOARD MEETG. "WE'VE GOT TO ADDRS THE CRISIS OF TRANSPHOBIC VLENCE. 2015 HAS SEEN THE MURR OF AT LEAST 19 TRANSGENR WOMEN, PRIMARILY WOMEN OF LOR. AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW MUCH VLENCE GO UNREPORTED OR IGNORED," SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE NEED TO SAY, WH ONE VOICE, THAT TRANSGENR PEOPLE ARE VALUED, THEY ARE LOVED, THEY ARE . THEY SIRE TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND EQUALLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HILLARY'S MSAGE TO GAY TEENS ON FACEBOOK.OLEG GOLOVNEV / {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN HUMANS OF NEW YORK POSTED A PHOTO OF A SOMBER TEEN ON FACEBOOK WHO CLARED, "I'M HOMOSEXUAL AND I'M AAID ABOUT WHAT MY FUTURE WILL BE AND THAT PEOPLE WON'T LIKE ME," HILLARY QUICKLY RPOND WH A PERSONAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PREDICTN OM A GROWN-UP: YOU'RE FUTURE IS GOG TO BE AMAZG. YOU WILL SURPRISE YOURSELF WH WHAT YOU'RE PABLE OF AND THE CREDIBLE THGS YOU GO ON TO DO. FD THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE AND BELIEVE YOU. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF THEM. –H"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER PROMISE TO THE FUTURE.FG TRA/GETTY IMAGWEEKEND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE SECRETARY CLTON HAS DONE QUE A LOT WHEN TO THE LGBTQ MUNY, IF SHE BE PRINT SHE'S MA CLEAR HER WORK IS NOT DONE. ON HER WEBSE SHE OUTL 24 PLEDG THAT ELUCIDATE THE POLICI SHE WOULD CHANGE OR ADVANCE TO HELP LGBTQ PEOPLE. (BERNIE SANRS HAS ONLY ADVANCED SEVEN PRO-LGBTQ POLICI).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ONE OF THEM: OUTLAWG NVERSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT IS TIME TO PUT AN END TO NVERSN THERAPY FOR MORS," CLTON TWEETED. "WE SHOULD BE SUPPORTG LGBT KIDS—NOT TRYG TO CHANGE THEM."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}MARRIAGE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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• A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
• GAY RIGHTS

HILLARY CLTON’S GAY RIGHTS EVOLUTN

“You lerally brought tears to my ey when you said gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights, ” said a stylish man whe jeans who greeted the former first lady wh his partner ’s a sentiment often exprsed as gay voters mull what Mrs. Clton so long to get on ’t Ask, Don’t Tell and the Defense of Marriage Act, the 1996 measure Print Clton signed to law that barred feral regnn of same-sex marriag, are wily viewed as among the most signifint setbacks the gay rights movement has enuntered. While gay activists said there was still much work to be done on makg same-sex marriage legal all 50 stat, safeguardg agast workplace discrimatn and advancg transgenr issu, they were hopeful that by 2016 both parti’ nome would accept, if not wholeheartedly endorse, same-sex marriage.

HILLARY CLTON HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE GAY RIGHTS HISTORY. SHE REFED.

Next year, the Supreme Court is expected to ci the nstutnaly of the same-sex marriage bans that exist 31 year 1996 “is ancient history, ” said Steve Elmendorf, a Democratic means Democrats n no longer rely on the built- support of gay voters.

Freedom to Marry, a nonpartisan group, is workg to rec young Republins who support same-sex marriage to bee legat and help “get anti-gay language out of the platform 2016, ” said Evan Wolfson, s print.

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8 TIM HILLARY CLTON WAS A CHAMPN OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNYSHE HAS FOUGHT FOR LGBTQ RIGHTS FOR {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}CULTUREBY JOEY PARKERFEBARY 25, 2016/5:14 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}VOLKAN FUNCU/ANADOLU AGENCY/GETTY IMAGNEW YORK, NY - JUNE 26: DEMOCRATIC PRINTIAL NDIDATE HILLARY CLTON (C) GREETS PEOPLE AS SHE MARCH THE 46TH ANNUAL NEW YORK CY GAY PRI PARA NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA, ON 26 JUNE 2016. 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SOMEONE WHO WILL FIGHT FOR EQUALY AND SPIRE THE NEXT GENERATN. I BELIEVE HILLARY CLTON IS THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, WHEN YOU HEAR "HILLARY CLTON" AND "LGBTQ RIGHTS," HER PAST UP. AS CLTON HAS SAID HERSELF, ’S BEEN AN EVOLUTN. BUT JT BEE SOMEONE HASN’T ALWAYS BEEN THE BIGGT ADVOTE THE PAST, DON’T MEAN WE SHOULD RRY JUDGEMENT AGAST THEM TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW ARE 8 TIM HILLARY CLTON SHOWED SHE WAS A CHAMPN OF THE LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER HISTORIC SPEECH SWZERLAND. SEBASTIEN FEVAL/AFP/GETTY IMAGUS SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLTON ADDRS THE ASSEMBLY DURG A SPEECH ENTLED "FREE AND EQUAL DIGNY AND RIGHTS" AT THE UNED NATNS GENEVA ON DECEMBER 6, 2011, AHEAD OF THE INTERNATNAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. HILLARY CLTON URGED AN END TO DISCRIMATN WORLDWI AGAST LBIANS, GAYS, BISEXUALS AND TRANSGENR DIVIDUALS (LGBT), AND ANNOUNCED A FUND TO ADVANCE THEIR E. AFP PHOTO / SEBASTIEN FEVAL (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SEBASTIEN FEVAL/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN DECEMBER 2011, CLTON LIVERED A MAJOR SPEECH GENEVA ON INTERNATNAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY. SHE SISTED THAT THE TERNATNAL MUNY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT "GAY RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ARE GAY RIGHTS," AND ANNOUNCED THE FIRST-EVER U.S. POLICY AIMED AT AIDG LGBTQ PEOPLE AROUND THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN HER REMARKS, SH CLAIMED G RELIGN TO JTIFY HOMOPHOBIA WAS "NOT UNLIKE THE JTIFITN OFFERED FOR VLENT PRACTIC TOWARDS WOMEN LIKE HONOR KILLGS, WIDOW BURNG, OR FEMALE GENAL MUTILATN. SOME PEOPLE STILL FEND THOSE PRACTIC AS PART OF A CULTURAL TRADN. BUT VLENCE TOWARD WOMEN ISN'T CULTURAL; 'S CRIMAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AND SHE ADDRSED THE GLOBAL LGBTQ MUNY DIRECTLY:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"TO LGBT MEN AND WOMEN WORLDWI, LET ME SAY THIS: WHEREVER YOU LIVE AND WHATEVER THE CIRCUMSTANC OF YOUR LIFE, WHETHER YOU ARE NNECTED TO A WORK OF SUPPORT OR FEEL ISOLATED AND VULNERABLE, PLEASE KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE ARE WORKG HARD TO SUPPORT YOU AND TO BRG AN END TO THE JTIC AND DANGERS YOU FACE. THAT IS CERTALY TE FOR MY UNTRY. AND YOU HAVE AN ALLY THE UNED STAT OF AMERI AND YOU HAVE LNS OF IENDS AMONG THE AMERIN PEOPLE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE URGED PRINT OBAMA TO PH HARR AGAST HOMOPHOBIC REGIM AI.SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGUS PRINT BARACK OBAMA (R), S ALONGSI MEMBERS OF HIS BET DURG HIS FIRST BET MEETG THE CABET ROOM OF THE WHE HOE WASHGTON ON APRIL 20, 2009. SEATED ALONGSI OBAMA ARE (L-R): SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ERIC SHSEKI, SECRETARY OF HOG AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT SHN DONOVAN, SECRETARY OF INTERR KEN SALAZAR AND SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLTON. AFP PHOTO/SL LOEB (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE OUTLETS LIKE FOX NEWS ATTACKED CLTON ABOUT "HIDG" EMAILS, THERE WAS ACTUALLY SOME GOOD THAT SURFACED: ONE LEAKED MSAGE REVEALED SHE PHED THE OBAMA ADMISTRATN TO PRS LEARS AI TO CHANGE THEIR ANTI-LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IT WAS NOT A SAFE POSN, EHER: AS CLTON REVEALED HER MEMOIR, HARD CHOIC, AFTER SHE NONTED UGANDA’S PRINT YOWERI MEVENI ABOUT GAY RIGHTS, HE RIDICULED MY NCERNS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LIKE MANY PEOPLE UGANDA AND AROUND THE WORLD, I WAS APPALLED THAT THE POLICE AND ERNMENT HAD DONE LTLE TO PROTECT [MURRED ACTIVIST] DAVID [CATO] AFTER PUBLIC LLS FOR HIS MURR," SHE WROTE. "IT WAS THE RULT OF A NATNWI MPAIGN TO SUPPRS LGBT PEOPLE BY ANY MEANS NECSARY, AND THE ERNMENT WAS PART OF ."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE STOOD UP FOR GAY DIPLOMATS AND STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYE.J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AFP/GETTY IMAGU.S. SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLTON LIVERS A SPEECH AT THE CONFERENCE ON INTER FREEDOM, HOSTED BY THE DUTCH MISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS THE HAGUE, ON DECEMBER 8, 2011. AFP PHOTO/POOL/J. STT APPLEWHE (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2009, WHILE CLTON WAS SECRETARY OF STATE SHE EXPAND THE RIGHTS FOR THE SAME-SEX PARTNERS AND FAI OF U.S. DIPLOMATS, GRANTG THEM THE MANY OF THE SAME BENEFS AS THEIR HETEROSEXUAL UNTERPARTS—CLUDG VISAS, DIPLOMATIC PASSPORTS, AND ACCS TO U.S. MEDIL FACILI {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LIKE ALL FAI, OUR FOREIGN SERVICE FAI E DIFFERENT NFIGURATNS; ALL ARE PART OF THE MON FABRIC OF OUR POST MUNI ABROAD," CLTON SAID A STAFF MEMO. "AT BOTTOM, THE PARTMENT WILL PROVI THE BENEFS FOR BOTH OPPOSE-SEX AND SAME-SEX PARTNERS BEE IS THE RIGHT THG TO DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A GATHERG OF LGBTQ STATE DEPARTMENT STAFFERS, SHE EXPLAED THAT "CREATG AN LGBT-WELG WORKPLACE IS NOT JT THE RIGHT THG TO DO, ’S ALSO THE SMART THG TO DO."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2010, SHE ORRED THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT’S EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNY POLICY EXPLICLY PROTECT AGAST DISCRIMATN BASED ON GENR INTY. SHE ALSO MA EASIER FOR AMERINS TO CHANGE THE GENR LISTED ON THEIR PASSPORT AND MA POSSIBLE FOR SAME-SEX UPL TO OBTA PASSPORTS UNR THE THEIR MARRIED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE ENDORSED MARRIAGE EQUALY.CURTIS MEANS/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAGNBC NEWS -- 2007 GAY PRI PARA -- PICTURED: -- PARTICIPANTS AND SPECTATORS OF NEW YORK CY'S ANNUAL GAY PRI PARA WHICH STARTED AT 5TH AVENUE MIDTOWN TO CHRISTOPHER STREET DOWNTOWN ON JUNE 24, 2007 (PHOTO BY CURTIS MEANS/NBC/NBCU PHOTO BANK VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}Y, SECRETARY CLTON DID NOT ALWAYS CHAMPN THE EEDOM TO MARRY, BUT SHE MA HER SUPPORT OF KNOWN LOUD AND CLEAR. IN A 2013 VIO FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN, CLTON STATED:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"LGBT AMERINS ARE OUR LLEAGU, OUR TEACHERS, OUR SOLDIERS, OUR IENDS, OUR LOVED ON – AND THEY ARE FULL AND EQUAL CIZENS, AND SERVE THE RIGHTS OF CIZENSHIP. THAT CLUS MARRIAGE. THAT’S WHY I SUPPORT MARRIAGE FOR LBIAN AND GAY UPL. I SUPPORT PERSONALLY AND AS A MATTER OF POLICY AND LAW, EMBEDD A BROAR EFFORT TO ADVANCE EQUALY AND OPPORTUNY FOR LGBT AMERINS AND FOR ALL AMERINS... TO NY THE OPPORTUNY TO ANY OF OUR DGHTERS AND SONS SOLELY ON THE BASIS OF WHO THEY ARE AND WHO THEY LOVE IS TO NY THEM THE CHANCE TO LIVE UP TO THEIR GOD GIVEN POTENTIAL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A TOWN HALL MEETG LAST YEAR, SHE ADDRSED HER SHIFT ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"MY VIEWS DID EVOLVE, AND I THK MOST PEOPLE MY AGE WOULD SAY THE SAME THG," SHE SAID. "THERE MIGHT BE SOME EXCEPTNS, BUT LARGELY BEE OF MY STRONG OPPOSN TO DISCRIMATN OF ANY SORT AND MY PERSONAL RELATNSHIPS WH A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS, I CERTALY NCLUD THAT MARRIAGE EQUALY SHOULD BE THE LAW OF THE LAND, AND I WAS THRILLED WHEN THE SUPREME COURT MA THE LAW OF THE LAND."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN SHE FOUGHT TO PASS THE EQUALY ACT.YANA PASKOVA/FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAGMANHATTAN, NY - APRIL 18: U.S. PRINTIAL NDIDATE HILLARY CLTON (D-NY) VISS AN LGBT MUNY CENTER THE EAST VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD OF MANHATTAN, NY, ON APRIL 18, 2016. (PHOTO BY YANA PASKOVA/FOR THE WASHGTON POST VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AT A TOWN HALL MEETG 2015, CLTON EXPRSED THAT PASSG LEGISLATN THAT WOULD ADD SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY PROTECTNS TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 WAS HER "HIGHT PRRY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN JULY, SHE TWEETED THAT "THE EQUALY ACT WILL MEAN FULL FERAL EQUALY FOR LGBT AMERINS & STRONGER ANTI-DISCRIMATN PROTECTNS FOR EVERYONE. PAST TIME."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER VOW TO FIGHT FOR AN END TO VLENCE AGAST TRANS PEOPLE.AWAKENEDEYE/GETTY IMAGASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLA, USA - APRIL 2, 2016: CROWD HOLDS SIGNS, WAV SYMBOLIC FLAGS, AND PROTTS THE NEW NORTH CAROLA HB2 LAW THAT RTRICTS THE RIGHTS OF THOSE WHO ARE GAY OR TRANSGENR ON APRIL 2, 2016 DOWNTOWN ASHEVILE, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CLTON ADDRSED THE TRANS MUNY 2015, DURG A HRC BOARD MEETG. "WE'VE GOT TO ADDRS THE CRISIS OF TRANSPHOBIC VLENCE. 2015 HAS SEEN THE MURR OF AT LEAST 19 TRANSGENR WOMEN, PRIMARILY WOMEN OF LOR. AND NOBODY KNOWS HOW MUCH VLENCE GO UNREPORTED OR IGNORED," SHE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"WE NEED TO SAY, WH ONE VOICE, THAT TRANSGENR PEOPLE ARE VALUED, THEY ARE LOVED, THEY ARE . THEY SIRE TO BE TREATED FAIRLY AND EQUALLY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HILLARY'S MSAGE TO GAY TEENS ON FACEBOOK.OLEG GOLOVNEV / {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHEN HUMANS OF NEW YORK POSTED A PHOTO OF A SOMBER TEEN ON FACEBOOK WHO CLARED, "I'M HOMOSEXUAL AND I'M AAID ABOUT WHAT MY FUTURE WILL BE AND THAT PEOPLE WON'T LIKE ME," HILLARY QUICKLY RPOND WH A PERSONAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"PREDICTN OM A GROWN-UP: YOU'RE FUTURE IS GOG TO BE AMAZG. YOU WILL SURPRISE YOURSELF WH WHAT YOU'RE PABLE OF AND THE CREDIBLE THGS YOU GO ON TO DO. FD THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE AND BELIEVE YOU. THERE WILL BE LOTS OF THEM. –H"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HER PROMISE TO THE FUTURE.FG TRA/GETTY IMAGWEEKEND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE SECRETARY CLTON HAS DONE QUE A LOT WHEN TO THE LGBTQ MUNY, IF SHE BE PRINT SHE'S MA CLEAR HER WORK IS NOT DONE. ON HER WEBSE SHE OUTL 24 PLEDG THAT ELUCIDATE THE POLICI SHE WOULD CHANGE OR ADVANCE TO HELP LGBTQ PEOPLE. 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Clton and her hband, Bill, had stood out as beg among the first to actively urt the gay muny as an tert group and donor base — and yet they were unwillg to stand wh the muny on one of s biggt civil rights issu.

The muny had a straed relatnship wh the prev Democratic nomee, Michael Dakis, whom activists heckled at a mpaign event when he said he didn’t see the need to issue an orr banng discrimatn agast gays the feral Clton sought to clu the muny as a part of his aln. “I have a visn and you’re a part of , ” Bill Clton told the crowd, relled Richard Soris, who advised the Clton Whe Hoe on lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr spoke about creasg fundg for AIDS rearch and endg discrimatn agast gay men and lbians. The rult was the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which allowed gay men and women to serve the ary as long as they were not open about their sexual who spoke to Hillary Clton at the time said she enuraged her hband to fd more support Congrs to avoid the promise.

REMEMBER WHEN HILLARY CLTON WAS AGAST GAY MARRIAGE?

Wavg along to onlookers shoutg, “I love you, ” Clton beme the first first lady to walk the cy’s r gay pri, as she was celebratg same-sex relatnships, some activists New York were losg 2004, the mayor of San Francis started approvg marriage licens for same-sex upl. “You tsted her bee of the way she treated , ” Black Colls, a profsnal basketball player who beme iends wh Chelsea Clton while livg Wilbur Hall wh her at Stanford Universy, marveled at how fortable Bill and Hillary were dancg among gay upl at an ’80s prom that Chelsea had the Wt Village to celebrate her 30th birthday 2010. ”As secretary of state, Clton allowed same-sex partners of Foreign Service officers the same travel benefs at married gave a speech Geneva 2011 which she said, “Gay rights are human rights and human rights are gay rights, ” an echo of the women’s rights speech she had livered Cha as first May 2012, as polls showed more than half of the untry supportg same-sex marriage, top Democrats began ditg their support.

HILLARY CLTON SHOULD BE A GAY RIGHTS IN—SO WHY ISN’T SHE?

Augt 2007: In a Democratic primary bate sponsored by the Human Rights Campaign and LOGO Network (a gay-oriented TV statn) Clton was asked "What is at the heart of your opposn to same-sex marriage?

HILLARY CLTON'S GAY-MARRIAGE PROBLEM

Policy aimed at aidg LGBTQ people around the her remarks, sh claimed g relign to jtify homophobia was "not unlike the jtifitn offered for vlent practic towards women like honor killgs, widow burng, or female genal mutilatn. "When she urged Print Obama to ph harr agast homophobic regim outlets like Fox News attacked Clton about "hidg" emails, there was actually some good that surfaced: One leaked msage revealed she phed the Obama Admistratn to prs lears Ai to change their anti-LGBT was not a safe posn, eher: As Clton revealed her memoir, Hard Choic, after she nonted Uganda’s Print Yoweri Meveni about gay rights, he ridiculed my ncerns.

"Hillary's msage to gay teens on Humans of New York posted a photo of a somber teen on Facebook who clared, "I'm homosexual and I'm aaid about what my future will be and that people won't like me, " Hillary quickly rpond wh a personal msage. Pence was cril of the Obama admistratn's directive on transgenr bathroom accs and supported Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the policy that prohibed soldiers om openly intifyg as gay until was end 2011.

Clton said, "This morng, they all cried the Supreme Court's lg upholdg marriage equaly—we even heard them ll for a nstutnal amendment to strip away the right to equaly om our gay brothers and sisters. As secretary of state, Hillary advanced LGBT rights abroad and enforced stronger anti-discrimatn regulatns wh the State Department, clarg on the global stage that “gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

Thanks to her hband’s support of anti-gay legislatn, Clton has a much thornier history wh gay rights than do most Democratic policians; she simply has more to apologize for than most of her liberal lleagu. The mm is ntually addg to and mg our existg rourc orr to better unrstand evolvg and overlappg inti such as lbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgenr, queer, transsexual, transvte, mahu, homosexual, fluid, vert, urng, third sex, two sex, genr-benr, sapphist, hijra, iend of Dorothy, drag queen/kg, and many other rourc gathered on this page offer a path to the mm’s efforts fdg that past and makg sense of . (March 13, 2018)Natnal Mm of Amerin History Acquir Archival Collectn Related to LGBT Conversn Therapy (October 16, 2017)Natnal Mm of Amerin History Collects History Related to Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr History (Augt 19, 2014).

GAY RIGHTS

By the dialogue I enuntered a December 1960 issue of ONE: The Homosexual Viewpot, tled “Homosexual, Servant of God, ” which actively and openly discsed rencilg sexualy and Christian relig inty ne years before the famo Stonewall uprisg New York Cy. * The d tensn stemmed om persistent qutng as Clton obfted on an issue that uld damage her chanc a 2016 primary but is relatively unlikely to hurt her a ntt agast a Republin, given that her aln is so much stronger on gay rights than the opposn.