A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Homosexuality"
Timeline
1967 the British Parliament decriminalizes homosexuality.
1973 Gay rights: The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its DSM-II.
1981 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that five homosexualHomosexuality Homosexuality refers to sexual [i] and romantic [i] attraction between t ...
men in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California Los Angeles, known as "L.A." or the "City of Angels", is the largest city in the state of California [i] ...
have a rare form of pneumoniaPneumonia Pneumonia is an illness of the lung [i]s and respiratory system [i] in which the alveoli [i] ...
seen only in patients with weakened immune systems (these were the first recognized cases of AIDSAIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is a collection of symptoms and infections [i] ...
).
1996 Gay rights: The Supreme Court of the United StatesSupreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body [i] in the United States [i] ...
rules, in ''Romer v. Evans'', against a law that would have prevented any city, town or county in the state of ColoradoColorado Colorado is a state [i] in the western United States [i]. ...
from taking any legislative, executive, or judicial action to protect the rights of homosexualsHomosexuality Homosexuality refers to sexual [i] and romantic [i] attraction between t ...
.
1997TasmaniaTasmania The island [i] of Tasmania, is located 200 km south of the eastern side of the continent [i] Australia [i] ...
becomes the last state in AustraliaAustralia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere [i] c ...
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