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Gay American History: Lesbians and Gay Men in the U.S.A. New York, Harper Colophon Books. ISBN 0-06-091211-1 (paperback edition). Loughery, John (1998). The Other Side of Silence – Men's Lives and Gay Identities: A Twentieth-Century History. New York, Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-3896-5. Marks Ridinger, Robert B. (2004).
The Court investigated the history of religious freedom in the United States and quoted a letter from Thomas Jefferson in which he wrote that there was a distinction between religious belief and action that flowed from religious belief. The former "lies solely between man and his God," therefore "the legislative powers of the government reach ...
The men's movement is a social movement that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s, primarily in Western countries, which consists of groups and organizations of men and their allies who focus on gender issues and whose activities range from self-help and support to lobbying and activism. [1]
The gay liberation movement was a social and political movement of the late 1960s through the mid-1980s [a] in the Western world, that urged lesbians and gay men to engage in radical direct action, and to counter societal shame with gay pride. [5]
However, many historians have said that religion was an important motivator for people to be in favor of civil rights, because they believed that racism was sinful or unchristian. [7] Sermons influenced the views of congregation members on segregation, which, during this time period, shifted largely from supporting segregation to opposing it. [17]
The Parliament of Lesotho passes an updated Labour Act that prohibits employment discrimination against LGBT people and people living with HIV, and requires equal pay for equal work for men and women. The military juntas in Burkina Faso and Mali propose new penal codes which criminalize homosexuality. The Supreme Court of Ghana upholds a 1960 ...
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Religious discrimination is treating a person or group differently because of the particular religion they align with or were born into. This includes instances when adherents of different religions, denominations or non-religions are treated unequally due to their particular beliefs, either by the law or in institutional settings, such as ...