Because what we're talking about is that in those old musicals there was a subtext, which is to say that the act of sex couldn't be acted out literally on the screen.
Sixteen states have formally adopted the Adam Walsh Act's Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, a comprehensive set of minimum standards for sex offender registration and notification in the United States.
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Whatever the Supreme Court ultimately decides about the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act, the movement of same-sex marriage from the margins to the mainstream has been achieved.
Although the Sex Discrimination Act of 1975 did provide some protection for women in the workplace, it was not until the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 that employers were obliged to take seriously the issue of female staff being bullied or sexually harassed in the office.
The decision, or a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, will likely bring the issue of same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court.
One aim of the Sex Discrimination Act (1975) was to challenge stereotypes.
Thirty years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court banned discrimination of insured persons on the basis of their sex in connection with pension funds under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The latest, Section 58 of the Crime and Disorder Act (1998), enables courts to order the compulsory supervision of sex offenders for up to ten years after release from prison.
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But even after they married in 2007 in Toronto, some 40 years into their courtship, the two women were not "like most couples" in the eyes of the state of New York, where they lived, nor in the eyes of the U.S. government, which under the Defense of Marriage Act mandates that a spouse, as legally defined, must be a person of the opposite sex.
The armed forces are exempt from the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act "for the purpose of ensuring the combat effectiveness".
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To date, 15 states, two territories, and 27 tribes have implemented those provisions of the Adam Walsh Act, known as the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act, according to the Justice Department.
After Tuesday's arguments, the court was set to devote nearly two hours on Wednesday to another gay-marriage case involving the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which denies federal recognition to same-sex marriage.
The situation is this: the IRS, citing the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) has refused to treat same sex married couples as being married for tax purposes, including the filing of joint income tax returns.
While more of these families might have access to health insurance after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, right now, among same-sex couples raising biological, adopted or stepchildren, at least one parent or child does not have health insurance in 38% of same-sex couple families.
However, due to the Defense of Marriage Act, the federal government does not recognize the same-sex marriages in these states.
Labour is aware of the difficulties: it delayed implementing the Tories' Sex Offenders Act, which created the register, while it pondered how to use it.
Kerry was asked to explain why, given his opposition to same-sex marriage, he voted against the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act, which withheld federal recognition of gay and lesbian marriages.
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For instance, the federal Fair Housing Act prohibits housing discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, family status or pregnancy, and handicap.
The federal Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act was passed in 2006 with the goal of creating a national set of standards for dealing with sex offenders and predators.
Members of appeal panels must be trained on the admissions code and related law including the Sex Discrimination Act, Disability Discrimination Act and Race Relations Act.
Nevertheless, the court's ruling further smudges the already blurred line between discrimination on the basis of sex, which is what is actually outlawed by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act (the primary source of sexual-harassment law), and mere incivility or, in Mr Oncale's case, criminal assault.
If sex or age come into play, they can turn to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).
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As part of the reforms to the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act, the government intends to change the law to outlaw sex selection for non-medical reasons.
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