From the Whe Hoe and the Supreme Court on down, gay rights advot have won a strg of victori this year. Many Amerins rema opposed to same-sex marriage, but support for gays and gay marriage has been risg — particularly among young people.
Contents:
- HOW 2013 BEME THE GREATT YEAR IN GAY RIGHTS HISTORY
- 2013: THE YEAR OF GAY MARRIAGE?
- TIMELE: GAY MARRIAGE IN LAW, POP CULTURE AND THE COURTS
HOW 2013 BEME THE GREATT YEAR IN GAY RIGHTS HISTORY
* gay marriage in 2013 *
Prr to last year's electns, gays and lbians had a civil right to marry only six stat. "This year reprented the te tippg pot, " says Eric Marc, thor of Makg Gay History. " This has been "the gayt year gay history, " the words of Fred Saz, vice print of the gay rights group Human Rights Campaign, and not only bee dividual stat and the U.
2013: THE YEAR OF GAY MARRIAGE?
Supreme Court have extend greater protectns to gay upl. There have been substantive chang policy and personnel, wh Print Obama sentially doublg the number of openly gay dividuals who have served as feral judg and ambassadors.
TIMELE: GAY MARRIAGE IN LAW, POP CULTURE AND THE COURTS
This year has also seen symbolic ton, cludg Obama enshrg the e of gays the civil rights pantheon his send gural addrs, and the first profsnal athlet major sports g out.
None of which is to suggt that anti-gay discrimatn has gone away entirely, or that all Amerins are on board wh the trends.