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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Editorial Cartoons: Gay Rights

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider gay rights. In this editorial cartoon lesson, students analyze an editorial cartoon by identifying the idioms and puns in the cartoon. Students create their own editorial cartoons.
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Website
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Us Repeals Ban on Gays Serving Openly in Military

For Students 9th - 10th
In the last days of its December 2010 session, the United States Congress voted to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. This policy prohibited gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. The majority of troops serving...
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Article
Carnegie Mellon University

Ny Times: Clinton Accepts Parts of Plan on Gay Ban

For Students 9th - 10th
An article from 1993 outlines the compromise as a policy of "Don't ask, don't tell, don't pursue." "Homosexual conduct on or off base would still be prohibited."