Successes, with limitations
The“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that banned LGBT persons from serving in the US military, 3 and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment by the federal government and its contractors and subcontractors among other milestones, advocates have successfully fought to include sexual orientation and gender identity in federal hate crimes legislation, 2 repeal. 4 The United States Supreme Court in addition has extended the right that is constitutional marry to same-sex couples nationwide. 5