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"The center is shifting because millions of 'Dick Cheneys,' people in the middle who might prefer not to think about the rights of gays and lesbians, one day see the issue indelibly stamped with the faces of their daughters, sons, neighbors and friends." Margorie Williams, 2000-OCT-13, Washington Post. 1

Introduction:

This section records important political and legal developments since 1996 in what has been called "the gay agenda" -- i.e. working towards:

	Achieving equality for persons of all three sexual orientations (heterosexuality, homosexuality and bisexuality) in areas of employment, accommodation, freedom of assault, marriage, etc.
	Acceptance of all sexual orientations as normal, natural human variations.
	Acceptance of all gender identities (cisgendered, transgender, etc.)

Since this web site is aimed at North American visitors, we have included Canadian news affecting the LGBT community. There are many major developments "north of the border" which may indicate the direction that the U.S. is headed in the future.

	1996 to 2000-SEP
	2000: OCT to DEC
	2001: JAN. to MAR    APR to JUNE     JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2002: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2003: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2004: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2005: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2006: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2007: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2008: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2009: JAN. to MAR    APR. to JUNE    JULY to SEP   OCT to DEC
	2010: JAN. to MAR   APR. to JUNE     This list was regretfully suspended in mid-2010 for six months because of lack of staff time. Sorry about that.
	2011: The Obama administration noted in 2011-FEB, that the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) had been declared unconstitutional by two federal courts. They decided to no longer attempt to defend its constitutionality. Some commentators predicted that this action would form a tipping point in the movement towards LGBT equality, and that developments in this field would accellerate. The prediction appears to be coming true: 2011-FEB/MAR    2011-APR  2011-MAY-01 to 15  2011-MAY-16 to 31  2011-JUN-01 to 10  2011-JUN-11 to 30 2011-JUL-01 to 15   2011-JUL-16 to 31  2011-AUG-01 to 15  2011-AUG-16 to 31   2011-SEP  2011-OCT 2011-NOV  2011-DEC   Year end review 2012-JAN  2012-FEB  2012-MAR  2012-APR  President Obama, and others, announce personal support of SSM. Reactions. 2012-MAY Changes from 2009-JUN to 2012-MAR towards equal rights for LGBTs

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