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- DictionaryGay rights/ɡā rīts/
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- 1. the legal and civil rights of gay people, especially the right to be treated without discrimination: "a gay rights activist"
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Gay rights movement, civil rights movement that advocates equal rights for LGBTQ persons—that is, for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons, and queer persons—and calls for an end to discrimination against LGBTQ persons in employment, credit, housing, public accommodations, and other areas of life.
Despite DOMA, Clinton, who was the first president to select openly gay persons for administration positions, is generally credited as the first president to publicly champion gay rights.
- Prohibited employment discrimination since 2020 (Bostock v. Clayton County)
- Same-sex marriage legal nationwide since 2015 (Obergefell v. Hodges)
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The gay rights movement is the advocacy for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people.
