Let's consider homosexuality in Great Britain.
The Buggery Act 1553: acts of sodomy punishable by death.
The Offences Against the Person Act 1861: acts of sodomy now punishable by 10 years incarceration.
The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885: any male homosexual act was illegal, even with no witnesses present.
The Sexual Offences Act 1967: "partially legalised same-sex acts in the UK between men over the age of 21 conducted in private."
The Civil Partnership Act 2004: "allowed same-sex couples to legally enter into binding partnerships, similar to marriage."
The Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013: legalized marriage between same-sex couples in England and Wales.
Homosexuals don't sound very elite when you consider it took 460 years to move from the death penalty to legal marriage. And the reason lesbians aren't mentioned is because (a) their numbers were thought to be very small, and (b) the authorities worried that outlawing lesbianism would make women curious about it. 😂