Pride Month
6 items
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
E Lesson
E Lesson
This eLesson analyzes the Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges.
The Gay Liberation Movement
Essay - 2042 Words
Essay
2042 Words
How did the social changes of the 20th century affect the gay population?
AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1987
Activity
Activity
40 Min
Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Lawrence v. Texas (2003)
Lesson - 4 Activities
Lesson
4 Activities
Case background and primary source documents concerning the Supreme Court case of Lawrence v. Texas. Dealing with a citizen's constitutional right to privacy in regards to sex, this lesson asks students to analyze how the Court's definition of privacy evolved from 1965 to 2003.
The Supreme Court and Same-Sex Marriage
E Lesson
E Lesson
20 Min
One of the great political debates that occupied our Founding Fathers was over the proper balance between democracy and individual rights. They had fought a war against the tyranny of a single monarch, but they were rightly concerned that the tyranny of the majority would do no better when it came to respect for minority rights.
North Carolina Amendment One
E Lesson
E Lesson
20 Min
On Tuesday, May 8, 2012, the people of North Carolina passed an amendment to their state constitution, stating: “Marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized.” This amendment, which banned same-sex marriage as well as civil unions for straight or gay couples, passed 61% to 39%. In the days that followed the passage of the amendment, President Obama stated, “It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same sex couples should be able to get married.” Explore the constitutional issues around the events in North Carolina and President Obama’s response in this week’s eLesson.