1.  How has it changed?

2. Then  Could not vote.  Less job opportunity.  Marriage was limited.  Separate, but equal.  Segregation: o Schools o Bathrooms o Water fountains o Buses Now  Can vote.  Equal job opportunity.  Interracial marriage is legal.  Economic equality.  Integration: o Schools o Bathrooms o Transportation

3.  Below is a link to a PBS interview. Ray Suarez speaks with two professors regarding LGBT and Women’s rights and how they have changed through history.  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nation/july- dec13/civilrights_09-02.html http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nation/july- dec13/civilrights_09-02.html  The professors give examples of how the civil rights movement led to equality for other groups of people.

4. Then  Consider immoral or ill.  Could not marry.  Less attention in the news and courts.  Higher chance of hate crimes occurring.  Same-sex acts were illegal.  Typically not accepted. o Most people kept quite about their sexuality. Now  Being gay is not a choice.  Marriage equality is rising. o Civil union is an alternative. o Fifteen states legalize same- sex marriage.  Action is taken against hate crimes.  Same-sex acts are legal.  Widely accepted today.

5. Then  House wife.  Little job opportunity.  Less pay for the same job/position as a man.  Could not vote.  Less activities for women to participate in.  Arranged marriages.  Had to obey husband. Now  Equal job opportunity.  Same pay for the same job/position as men.  Can vote.  May participate in sports, jury’s, etc.  Can own their own household.  Choice of abortion.  Protection from abuse.

6. Then  They were feared by some and thus kept hidden.  Seen as a circus act.  Stereotyped more than they are now.  Considered a tragedy.  Sent to institutions and asylums.  Little to no knowledge of disabilities. Now  Not feared.  Seen as individuals who take longer completing tasks.  Less stereotyped.  Guaranteed a free and public education.  More knowledge on the different types on disabilities. o Autism o Down Syndrome

7.  People rallied together to protest laws that banned rights regarding their group or minority.  Petitions are sign to change a law. o These petitions are sent through the court system to be either appealed or accepted.  Marches were, and still are, a big way to get a point across.  Marches are a non violent form of protesting that unties people to fight for a cause. o Some marches include: Marriage equality. Civil rights. Women’s rights. Gay rights.