The Sexual Revolution

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs sexual liberation
gptkbp:beganIn gptkb:Western_world
1960s
gptkbp:characterizedBy normalization of abortion
normalization of alternative forms of sexuality
normalization of contraception
normalization of homosexuality
normalization of pornography
normalization of premarital sex
normalization of the pill
increased acceptance of sex outside of traditional heterosexual, monogamous relationships
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Sexual Revolution
gptkbp:impact changed social attitudes toward sex
increased access to contraception
increased gender equality
increased public discussion of sexuality
increased visibility of LGBT communities
legal reforms regarding sexuality
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:suffragist
gptkb:Stonewall_riots
gptkb:Kinsey_Reports
LGBT rights movement
counterculture of the 1960s
second-wave feminism
legalization of abortion
availability of oral contraceptives
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Stonewall_riots_(1969)
gptkb:legalization_of_abortion_in_the_US_(Roe_v._Wade,_1973)
publication of The Feminine Mystique (1963)
publication of The Kinsey Reports
approval of the birth control pill (1960)
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Gloria_Steinem
gptkb:Hugh_Hefner
gptkb:Betty_Friedan
gptkb:Alfred_Kinsey
gptkb:Margaret_Sanger
gptkb:Helen_Gurley_Brown
gptkbp:relatedTo LGBT rights
feminism
sexuality
abortion rights
counterculture
birth control
pornography
premarital sex
sexual freedom
sexual education
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilhelm_Reich
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6