Civil rights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law, that peaked in the 1960s. [citation needed] In many situations they have been characterized by nonviolent protests, or have taken the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change through nonviolent forms of resistance.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social movements are social movements that advocate for the equalized acceptance of LGBT+ people in society. In these movements, LGBT people and their allies have a long history of campaigning for what is now generally called “LGBT rights”, sometimes also called “gay rights” or “gay …

Why Gay Rights Are Civil Rights—and Simply Right Conservatives shouldn’t dismiss comparisons between the discrimination homosexuals have faced and Jim Crow.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a national organization that works daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States.

If the media can pressure lawmakers into passing gun control, just as it was with gay marriage, the goal is to strip us of our civil rights.

The term civil rights refers to statutory and court-mandated protections from discrimination and other forms of unequal treatment on the basis of national origin,

Feb 26, 2018 · The case could have national significance for gay rights if the Supreme Court decides to consider whether the law covers sexual-orientation discrimination.

Jul 27, 2017 · WASHINGTON — The Trump administration abruptly waded into the culture wars over gay rights this week, signaling in three separate actions that it will use the powers of the federal government to roll back civil rights for gay and transgender people. Without being asked, the Justice Department

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As a member of both the African American and LGBT communities, filmmaker Yoruba Richen is fascinated with the overlaps and tensions between the gay rights and the civil rights movements.