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A person holding a rainbow flag stands in front of the Supreme Court building on a sunny day.
Photograph of the front of Stonewall Inn.
A large display of banners and artwork spread across a plaza with the Washington Monument in the background.
Statue of a seated figure in front of a neoclassical building with columns, inscribed with "Equal Justice Under Law."

Pride Month

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A person holding a rainbow flag stands in front of the Supreme Court building on a sunny day.
Obergefell v. Hodges (2015)
E Lesson

E Lesson

This eLesson analyzes the Supreme Court case of Obergefell v. Hodges.
Photograph of the front of Stonewall Inn.
The Gay Liberation Movement
Essay - 2042 Words

Essay

2042 Words

How did the social changes of the 20th century affect the gay population?
A large display of banners and artwork spread across a plaza with the Washington Monument in the background.
AIDS Memorial Quilt, 1987
Activity

Activity

40 Min

Use this primary source imagery to analyze major events in history.
Statue of a seated figure in front of a neoclassical building with columns, inscribed with "Equal Justice Under Law."
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 U.S. Supreme Court building with a rainbow flag in the foreground.
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 Flag
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.