In the 1980s, there was only a small movement for gay rights, and it focused on removing anti-sodomy laws from the books.
The most prominent issue, was the HIV/AIDS crisis.
There were two major ones that I can think of... Stonewall and CHE (Campaign for Homosexual Equality) but there were probably many others.
The difference is that most of the opposition to gay rights believes being gay is a choice (and a bad one at that). No one in the racial civil rights era believed being Black was a choice.
C.A.M.P., the Campaign Against Moral Persecution.
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Civil Rights Council's motto is 'we can make a difference'.
Congressman King has a zero percent (0%) rating from the Human Rights Campaign with respect to issues of gay and lesbian rights. He is not a supporter of same-sex marriage.
Gay rights advocates like the Human Rights Campaign say that Roberts has no paper trail on the issue as a judge. But they fear that his conservative Republican record, including his criticism of the right to privacy authorized by Roe, bodes badly for them.
In July 2006, Mr. Fitzpatrick voted against a constitutional amendment that would have banned same-sex marriage in the United States.
gay rights are positive rights.
Human Rights Campaign was created in 1980.
two stripes probably refers to an "equal" sign, which is the symbol for the Human Rights Campaign.