This interactive map explores key moments in LGBTQ+ history, from the Stonewall uprising in New York City to Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision that guaranteed marriage equality to same-sex couples. Students can learn about activists and organizations committed to fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, as well as significant court cases, legislation and events through […]
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Lesson Plan: AIDS: From Ryan White to Today’s Silent Epidemic
Students will learn the historical context of the AIDS crisis in the United States in the 1980s, and where it stands today.
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Lesson Plan: Transgender Rights, Won Over Decades, Face New Restrictions
Students will learn about historical and contemporary demands for equality by transgender people.
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Lesson Plan: How the Supreme Court Ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges Legalized Same-Sex Marriage
When Jim Obergefell and his partner John Arthur decided to marry after more than 20 years together, they faced a formidable obstacle: their home state of Ohio refused to recognize same-sex marriages. With John terminally ill, the couple chartered a medical jet to Maryland, where their marriage would be legal. Their decision set in motion a legal challenge that reached the Supreme Court in 2015, as Obergefell v. Hodges. The court ruled 5 to 4 that the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause requires all states to recognize the marriages of same-sex couples.
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Transgender Rights, Won Over Decades, Face New Restrictions
More than 50 years after the Stonewall uprising marked the birth of a movement for LGBTQ+ rights, transgender activists continue to push for inclusion.
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AIDS: From Ryan White to Today’s Silent Epidemic
While H.I.V. rates have fallen in many places, the AIDS crisis remains in some of the U.S.
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Born by Surrogate: New Paths to Parenthood
Parenthood through surrogacy has become accepted in the United States, but it’s relatively unregulated compared with other countries – something that can be traced back to case of Baby M.
