This paper studies the sexual
revolution of the 1960s, which laid the groundwork for changes that were to influence fundamental
ideas about intimate behavior in the late 20th century. Yet, while delivering the message of "sexual freedom," the
Revolution failed to address specifically
homosexual concerns, and thus failed to include a whole portion of the sexually active population of America. The author also studies the simultaneous political organizing of the gay and lesbian communities in America and Australia. The paper conclude that the rights of gays and lesbians were not protected until the 1970s, when laws began to change.