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The American LGBT community has increasingly begun to contribute to the success of LGBT rights worldwide. However, the contributions go both ways. Countries in some other parts of the world have adopted gay equality laws much earlier than the United States, and some of that progress has contributed to the success of the LGBT movement in the United States. Here are 11 ways that advances in LGBT rights elsewhere have helped the American gay movement.
1. Canada helped bring marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court.
President Obama gave transgender Americans a notable mention in the SOTU.
Yesterday, Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) introduced the Military Separation Pay Fairness Act. This legislation would provide the separation pay that was denied to servicemembers who were discharged under the military's discriminatory Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) policy.
A new organization for LGBT members of the military and their families is spreading a message of inclusion and acceptance throughout all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces — starting from Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, Calif.