Seth’s father comes from a long line of farmers and factory workers & his dad big dream for him was to work until death

Seth’s mother believed in that sex was just a way to make babies and ONLY after marriage

II. Internalized homophobia // What are common characteristics of an individual internalizing homophobia

III.Male masculinity

IV. LGBTQ+ History// Milestones

V. Organizations

VI. References

Topics discussed in ‘Tricks’ by Ellen Hopkins:

Sexuality, sexual assault, socioeconomic inequality, substance abuse, religion, death, and sex work

Reported that…

• Almost 57% report being harassed at least once in the last 30 days.

• About 55% were screened positive for depression; 63.5% were positive for anxiety.

• Much like in 2017, the recent survey found that teens who live in states that are more conservative around LGBTQ+ issues report worse outcomes.

The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. The society is the first gay rights organization as well as the oldest documented in America. Soon after its founding, the society disbands due to political pressure.

• November 11, 1950

In Los Angeles, gay rights activist Harry Hay founds America’s first sustained national gay rights organization. In an attempt to change public perception of homosexuality, the Mattachine Society aims to "eliminate discrimination, derision, prejudice and bigotry," to assimilate homosexuals into mainstream society, and to cultivate the notion of an "ethical homosexual culture."

• December 15, 1950

A Senate report titled "Employment of Homosexuals and Other Sex Perverts in Government" is distributed to members of Congress after the federal government had covertly investigated employees' sexual orientation at the beginning of the Cold War. The report states since homosexuality is a mental illness, homosexuals "constitute security risks" to the nation because "those who engage in overt acts of perversion lack the emotional stability of normal persons."

• Illinois repeals its sodomy laws, becoming the first U.S. state to decriminalize homosexuality.

June 28, 1969

• Patrons of the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village riot when police officers attempt to raid the popular gay bar around 1am. Since its establishment in 1967, the bar had been frequently raided by police officers trying to clean up the neighborhood of "sexual deviants."

June 28, 1970

• Christopher St. Liberation Day commemorates the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots. Following the event, thousands of members of the LGBT community march through New York into Central Park, in what will be considered America's first gay pride parade.

October 11, 1987

• Hundreds of thousands of activists take part in the National March on Washington to demand that President Ronald Reagan address the AIDS crisis.

Although AIDS had been reported first in 1981, it is not until the end of his presidency that Reagan speaks publicly.

May 18, 2004

• Massachusetts becomes the first state to legalize gay marriage. The court finds the prohibition of gay marriage unconstitutional because it denies dignity and equality of all individuals.

October 28, 2009

• The Matthew Shepard Act is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on October 28th. The measure expands the 1969 U.S. Federal Hate Crime Law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability. (Matthew Shepard was tortured and murdered near Laramie, Wyoming on October 7, 1998 because of his sexual orientation.)

June 26, 2015

• With a 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.

1. Rainbow Project funded in 1994 that works to improve the physical, mental & emotional health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ people and their families in Northern Ireland.

   (https://www.rainbow-project.org)

2. Center on Halsted is a center in Chicago that has multiple programs that work with the LGBTQ+ community that provides support, resources, and educational opportunities.