Timeline of Gay Rights in America by nycdatastories
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A timeline titled “Timeline of Gay Rights in America.”
The majority of the timeline is bright red, indicating the 185 years from 1776-1961. Homosexuality is a felony punishable by jail time up to a life sentence, hard labor, even death.
A smaller part of the timeline is orange, indicating the 42 years between 1961-2003. Still illegal to be gay in at least one of the 50 states.
An even smaller part is yellow, for the 12 years between 2003-2015. Gay marriage still illegal in at least one of the 50 states.
A small sliver is green, for the four years between 2015-2019.