1. Homosexuality
Ashleigh, Brittany, and Emily

2. Background
• The Gay Rights and Same sex marriage
movement has become increasingly popular in
the last 50 years.
• Extremely controversial issue in politics and
religion.
• Same sex couples want the same benefits as a
“normal” married couple would get.
– Health insurance
– Insurance
– Parental rights

3. Famous People
 George Takei
 Star Trek star
 Ellen Degeneres
 Neil Patrick Harris

4. Famous People
 Elton John with boyfriend David Furnish
 Together they have 2 children
 Portia
 Ellen’s wife
 Jason Collins
 First gay pro athlete

5. Struggles
• Coming out to their friends and family
• Being bullied
• Not being accepted
• Unable to legally marry
• Adopting children
• Constantly judged
• Unemployment
• Religious interpretations

6. Stereotypes/Racial Slurs
• All have aids
• All gays are attracted to every guy; all lesbians are
attracted to every girl
• They are going to “convert” others
– Disease like
• Gays are extremely feminine
• Names:
– Fag
– Queer
– Flamer
– Homo

7. Laws and Policies
• Don’t Ask Don’t Tell (DADT)
– Signed by Pres. Clinton
– Enacted during 1993-2011
– Allowed homosexuals to serve, but military personnel were not
allowed to ask, tell, or harass others sexuality.
– Lifted a ban on homosexual service that had been instituted during
WWI.

8. Laws and Policies
• Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
– defines marriage between a man and a woman
– Prohibits the federal gov. from recognizing same
sex marriage from any state

9. Equality Michigan
• Equality Michigan works to enact policy and legislative
changes in Michigan to promote equality for LGBT people in
such areas as housing and employment, prevent hate crimes,
and to stop anti-LGBT legislation and similar measures from
being introduced.
– Intended to bring together and build the Michigan LGBT
community.

10. Equality Michigan
• Equality Michigan provides diversity trainings
on social and political LGBT issues. This
program also educates
politicians, doctors, lawyers, teachers, and law
enforcement professionals about issues
related to the LGBT community.

11. LGBT
• Comprise an interwoven history of
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender social
and political movements in the United States
of America, beginning in the early 20th
century. They have been influential worldwide
in achieving social progress for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and
transsexual people.

12. Events
• In 1950, gay activist Harry Hay
and several other men founded
the Mattachine Society, the first
enduring LGBT rights organization
in the United States.

13. Events
• One event is the Michigan Womyns's Music
Festival in Walhalla Michigan that stresses the
importance of women. It encourages feminist
group and/or lesbian groups to come and
perform. The main population is lesbians
and/or ladies with strong feminist beliefs.

14. Statistics

17. “Consequences” of Gays Marrying
 Pretty much nothing
 Harmless

18. Current News
• France legalized gay marriage on April 27th, 2013
• Jason Collins came out recently as the first openly
gay pro athlete
• Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy is no longer in effect
• The U.S. federal government has NOT legalized same
sex marriage
• Homosexuals continue to protest and fight for the
same rights as every other human being

19. Sources
• All Bleeding Stops Eventually. Blogspot.com, 20 Nov. 2008. Web. 3 June 2013. <http://
articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-04-27/world/38854672_1_wedding-bands-gay-
marriage-weddingplanners>.
• Blogger, 21 Jan. 2012. Web. 3 June 2013.
<http://jontrouten.blogspot.com/2012_01_01_archive.html>.
• Ellen Degeneres. fanzter, n.d. Web. 3 June 2013.
<http://www.patheos.com/blogs/badcatholic/2011/
12/two-lesbians-raised-a-baby-and-this-is-what-they-got.html>.
• Pray the Gay Away. Seisan, n.d. Web. 3 June 2013. <http://nyupress.org/books/book-
details.aspx?bookid=6351#.UYMWWDbD85s>.
• Same-Sex Marriage, State by State. N.p., 11 Nov. 2004. Web. 3 June 2013.
<http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2004/11/11/national/20041112_GAY_GRAPH
.html>.