Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. The World War II era has been described by some as the golden age for gays and lesbians in the United States.
2. The homophobia scare was a term given to the government-sponsored attack on sexual minorities and those who engaged in same-sex behaviors.
3. The 1970 uprisings at Greenwich Village's mafia-owned Stonewall Inn denote the beginning of the modern gay rights movement.
4. Homosexuality was removed from the 1973 edition of the DSM as a result of the gay and lesbian movement.
5. John Stone was the first openly gay candidate to be elected to major political office in the state of California in 1977.


1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE

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