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During the Renaissance cities such as Florence and Venice were known for the widespread practice of same-sex relations. However, the authorities were prosecuting, fining, and imprisoning much of the gay population.
The term homosexual was coined by [[W:Karl Maria Kertbeny|Karl Maria Kertbeny]] in an 1868 letter to [[W:Karl Heinrich Ulrichs|Karl Heinrich Ulrichs]].<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality#cite_ref-28</ref>
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In June 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the right of same-sex couples to marry is on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex couples, making same-sex marriage legal in all states.
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[[File:Gayflag.png|thumb|220x220px|The original eight-stripe rainbow flag|alt=A flag with eight even horizontal stripes. From top to bottom they are pink, red, orange, yellow, green, teal, blue, and purple.]]
The rainbow flag was originally decided by Gilbert Baker and was first displayed in a Gay Freedom Day Parade celebration on June 25, 1978.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20220123100347/https://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/scotts/bulgarians/rainbow-flag.html
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