Canada becomes the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The term was coined by advocates. “equal-marriage” 2013 Kathleen Wynne, Liberal Ontario Premier, first openly gay premier. [hand out] Gay Lesbian Bisexual Historical Timeline Note: These are only a few highlights and should in no way be viewed as the only relevant ones. Prior to 1900 Most countries had enacted legislation to criminalize homosexuality 1868 The terms and are first introduced by a “homosexual” “heterosexual” German writer, Karl Maria Kertbeny 1913 The term referring to gays first appears in print in Portland Oregon “faggot” 1933 The National Socialist German Workers Party bans homosexual groups and sends homosexual to concentration camps 1938 The term is used in film referring to homosexuality “gay”
Canada becomes the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The term “equal-marriage” was coined by advocates. 2013 Kathleen Wynne, Liberal Ontario Premier, first openly gay premier. [hand out] Gay Lesbian Bisexual Historical Timeline Note: These are only a few highlights and should in no way be viewed as the only relevant ones. Prior to 1900 Most countries had enacted legislation to criminalize homosexuality 1868 The terms “homosexual” and “heterosexual” are first introduced by a German writer, Karl Maria Kertbeny 1913 The term “faggot” referring to gays first appears in print in Portland Oregon 1933 The National Socialist German Workers Party bans homosexual groups and sends homosexual to concentration camps 1938 The term “gay” is used in film referring to homosexuality