Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The United States is currently in a transition period regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights. The 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City are often cited as the beginning of the modern gay civil right era although the following decades saw relatively modest improvements in legal rights. Social acceptance progressed faster, especially in the fields of arts and entrainment.In recent years, the LGBT political debate has tended to center on the issue of same-sex marriage and in the 2000s, the social conservative movement was successful in outlawing same-sex marriage under the rationale of protecting traditional marriage. In recent years, the gay rights movement has had several major successes overturning these laws in the courts. In 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the remaining bans on same-sex marriage. Other recent victories include the end of military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and the Obama administration's decision to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act."@en }
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- LGBT_in_the_United_States abstract "The United States is currently in a transition period regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights. The 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City are often cited as the beginning of the modern gay civil right era although the following decades saw relatively modest improvements in legal rights. Social acceptance progressed faster, especially in the fields of arts and entrainment.In recent years, the LGBT political debate has tended to center on the issue of same-sex marriage and in the 2000s, the social conservative movement was successful in outlawing same-sex marriage under the rationale of protecting traditional marriage. In recent years, the gay rights movement has had several major successes overturning these laws in the courts. In 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the remaining bans on same-sex marriage. Other recent victories include the end of military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy and the Obama administration's decision to no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act.".