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==[[Timeline: 20th Century--2010]]==
 
 
 
 
'''2010, May 2-September 16'''
 
 
 
"Beat Memories: THe Photographs of Allen Ginsberg" at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''2010, September 9'''
 
 
 
A Federal District Court judge in California, Virginia A. Phillips, finds the U.S. military policy of "don't ask, don't tell" unconstitutional, limiting the right of the military to ask about the sexual orientation of of service members. The judge asks the plaintiffs, the Log Cabin Republicans, to submit a proposed injunction limiting the law by September 16, and the ruling will probably be appealed.<ref>John Schwartz, "Judge Rejects Military Policy Toward Gays, ''New York Times'', September 10, 2010, pages 1, 16.</ref>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''2010, September 11'''
 
 
 
An openly gay Saudi Arabian diplomat publicly requests asylum in the U.S., saying he would be killed if he returned to his native country.<ref>Rebecca Cathcart, "Gay Saudi Diplomat Seeks U.S. Asylum." New York Times, September 15. 2010, page A19.</ref>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
''2010, September 14''
 
The singer Lady Gaga, via Twitter, urges her "little monsters" (her followers) to call Senator Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat and majority leader, and urge him to scheduled a vote on repealing the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy."<ref>"The Caucus. A Superstar Turn On 'Don't As, Don't Tell'". ''New York Times'', September 15, 2010, page A16.</ref>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''2010, September 15'''
 
 
 
The Russell Sage Foundation publishes a report titled ''Counted Out: Same-Sex Relations and Americans' Definitions of Family''. See: [[Powell, Bolzendahl, Geist, Steelman: "Counted Out", September 15, 2010]]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Revision as of 11:01, 15 September 2010

A Chronology of Public Events in U.S. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Heterosexual History in the Twentieth Century

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Timeline: 20th Century--2010