Reviewer for GES midterm PART 2 Flashcards
- Gender Recognition Act
2004
Irrational fear and hatred of people who identify as lesbian or gay
Homophobia
Assumption everyone is heterosexual (also “heteronormativity”)
Heterosexism
Sex Discrimination Regulations,
1999
Sexual Offences Act - partial decriminalization of homosexuality
1967
1960’s
Jose Sarria
Stonewall Riot:
umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression diverges in some way from the sex they were assigned at birth.
Trans (transgender)
First report of AIDS
AIDS quilt project
ACT UP group formed
1980’s
who you are
Gender Identity
Section 28 of the Local Government Act (1989).
1989
Repeal of section 28 of the Local Government Act 1989
Sexual orientation regulations providing protection in employment and vocational training
Criminial Justice Act tougher sentences for hate crimes, motivated by hatred on grounds of gender
2003
1970’s
APA removes homosexuality from mental illness definitions:
Anita Bryant protest:
Florida bans gay adoption
Targeting of Businesses:
Anti-gay partner laws:
Black list
FBI moral perversion investigation
Federal employment restrictions
Kinsey reports
1940’S - 1950’S
over 1000 men were in prison for “homosexual acts”
1951
A name for the LGBTQ+ community that safely includes everyone, even if your particular letter has yet to be added.
The rainbow community
Civil Partnerships Act
2005