Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890 - Restricts business practices that lead to monopolies; 1st federal law to limit monopolies.
Pure Food & Drug Act 1906 - 1st federal law regulating food & drugs; dangerous ingredients had to be listed on the label.
poor conditions
less rep in government
lack of running water
lack of jobs
more crime
the likeliness of alcoholism
hs dropout rate is high
violence against native american women
Accessibility is still n1 issue for people w disabilities
less rep in the media
discrimination against invisible disabilities
inaccessible media to the blind and or deaf.
June 29th, 1969,
A series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations, Against a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village
Marsha P. Johnson was a trans woman who started the rights movement.
It was the first instance in American History when people in the homosexual community fought against the police instead of backing down.
In 1993 President Clinton enabled, the “Don’t Ask, Don't Tell” policy, openly gay people couldn’t serve in the military
the persecution of lesbian and gay military personnel rose instead of declining as expected
the policy was repealed by President Obama in 2011.
a young boy who got AIDS from a contaminated blood transfusion.
People paid more attention to the issue now since it didn’t just affect male gay people.
This led to the creation of the Ryan White Program to raise awareness for people with HIV.
In 2015, groups of same-sex couples sued their relevant start agencies in Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Tennessee, challenging the constitutionality of bans on same-sex marriage, Supreme Court rules that state bans on same-sex marriages are unconstitutional(5-4),
Violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment.