1970HOMOSEXUALITY IS NO LONGER
DECLARED A MENTAL ILLNESS.
After years of studies, analysis, and changing cultural
attitudes, the American Psychiatric Association's
board of directors removed homosexuality from
the official list of mental illnesses, known as the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
2019SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IN TAIWAN
Same-sex marriage in Taiwan became legal on May
24 2019. This made Taiwan the first country in Asia to
legalize same-sex marriage.
2021
BAN ON DONATING BLOOD
In England, Scotland and Wales, on Monday June 14th
the ban on sexually active gay and bisexual men being
allowed to donate blood, platelets and plasma was
partially lifted. The changes mean England, Scotland
and Wales now have some of the most progressive
politics on blood donations in the world and have
been welcomed by charities including Stonewall, the
National Aids Trust and Terrence Higgins Trust.
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