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Sexual Orientation Polices

Sexual Orientation Polices. By Kasey Ingram. Gay Rights Movement . Gays and lesbians fought to have equal rights (Eaklor,2008). Influenced the development of polices. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act of 1993(DADT). Created to eliminate discrimination in the military (Andryszewski, 2000).

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Sexual Orientation Polices

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  1. Sexual Orientation Polices By Kasey Ingram

  2. Gay Rights Movement • Gays and lesbians fought to have equal rights (Eaklor,2008). • Influenced the development of polices.

  3. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act of 1993(DADT) • Created to eliminate discrimination in the military (Andryszewski, 2000). -It did not support or protect. - Made situation worst.

  4. The Repeal of The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Act of 2011 • Activism led to this repeal. • It gave those previously discharged the opportunity to re-enlist (HRC, 2012). • They can now serve openly.

  5. Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crime Prevention Act of 2009(HCPA • Addresses any hate crime and the prosecution of it (Chapin, 2011) • Expands on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Which now includes -sexual orientation -gender identity -disability

  6. References • Andryszewski, T. (2000). Gay rights. Twenty-First Century Books.Retrieved from http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/detail? • Chapmin, R.K. (2011). Social Policy for Effective Practice. New York, NY: Routledge • Eaklor, V. (2008). Queer America: A GLBT History of the 20th Century. Greenwood Press. • Hate crimes prevention act. (2010, February). Retrieved from http://www.hrc.org/issues/pages/hate-crimes-prevention-act • Hate Crime Laws in the US. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/reports/issue_maps/hate_crimes_03_12_color.pdf

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