National Institute of Mental Health Recommends Legalizing Homosexual Behavior
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Psychology, Psychiatry, Medicine, Health
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Gay Men, Lesbians, Sexuality, Human Rights, Discrimination, Prejudice
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: October 10, 1969
Article abstract: The National Institute of Mental Health’s Task Force on Homosexuality issued a report recommending that legal penalties be removed against both homosexual and heterosexual behavior in private among consenting adults.
Summary of Event
In 1955, a Model Penal Code was recommended to states by the prestigious American Law Institute. It suggested that all sexual practices not involving force, adult activity with minors, or public conduct be excluded from the criminal law. Illinois adopted the Model Penal Code of the American Law Institute,...
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