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如今,当看到同性恋者双双结伴、手牵手自由行走在街上,甚至当街大秀恩爱时,很难想象从前他们的地位。美国对同性恋权益的保障随着时代发展已经愈趋成熟。1.同性恋争取权利的历史美国的同志历史悠远,但直到二十世纪以前,同志都必须隐匿性倾向以躲避法律迫害和社会歧视。美国社会很早就发展出“衣柜”(Closet)6一词,被引申为对个人性倾向的保密。以后“出柜”一词来自于橱柜里的骷髅(Skeleton in the closet),同性恋者被比喻
Today, it is hard to imagine their former status when it comes to seeing gays and lesbians walking hand-in-hand and walking on the streets, even when they show their great love for the street. The protection of the gay rights in the United States has become more and more mature with the development of the times. 1. Homosexuals History of Competing for Rights Comrades in the United States have a long history. Until the twentieth century, however, comrades must obstruct their concealment to evade legal persecution and social discrimination. American society long ago developed the term “Closet 6”, which was extended to confidentiality of individual sexual orientation. Later, the word “out of the closet” came from the skeleton in the closet (Skeleton in the closet), and homosexuals were compared