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Index: Gay Rights
Apr 7,
1912
Harry Hay, Gay Rights Pioneer, is Born
Nov 10,
1924
Society for Human Rights, First Gay Rights Group, Founded
Mar 29,
1950
Lavender Scare: Senator Claims “Thousands” of Homosexuals in Federal Government
Nov 11,
1950
Mattachine Society Founded – First National Gay Men’s Rights Group
Apr 11,
1953
Mattachine Society Draws 500 to Gay Rights Convention in LA
Sep 21,
1955
Daughters of Bilitis Founded; First U.S. Lesbian Group
Jan 13,
1958
Supreme Court Ends Post Office Ban on Homosexual Materials
Jan 1,
1962
Illinois Repeals Sodomy Law
Jun 20,
1964
Lesbian Conference Hears Two Drs. Challenge Idea that Homosexuality is a Disease
Sep 19,
1964
Nation’s First Gay Rights Demonstration Held
Oct 21,
1964
American Mental Health Association Denounces “Hysteria” Over Homosexuality
Apr 17,
1965
Mattachine Society Pickets White House to Demand Equal Rights for Homosexuals
Feb 19,
1966
National Planning Conference of Homophile Organizations Held
Nov 27,
1967
First Gay Book Store Opens in New York City
Jun 28,
1969
Stonewall Inn Riots – Lesbian, Gay Rights Movement Born
Nov 2,
1969
First Gay Pride March Proposed
Jun 27,
1970
First Gay Pride Parade Held in Chicago
Jun 28,
1970
First Gay Liberation Day (Gay Pride March) in New York City
Nov 10,
1973
Lambda Legal Defense Fund Holds First Formal Meeting
Mar 25,
1975
First Same-Sex Marriage in the U.S.?
May 21,
1976
Candidate Jimmy Carter Opposes Discrimination Against Homosexuals
Mar 26,
1977
Lesbian and Gay Activists Meet in White House, First Time Ever
Jun 7,
1977
Miami Gay Rights Ordinance Repealed
Jun 18,
1977
President Carter Puts Foot in Mouth – Calls Same-Sex Relationships “Not Normal”
Nov 7,
1977
Harvey Milk, Openly Gay Man, Elected San Francisco Supervisor
Mar 20,
1978
Florida Supreme Court Rules Homosexuals Can Practice Law
Nov 7,
1978
California Voters Reject Ban on Lesbians, Gays Teaching in Public Schools
Nov 27,
1978
Harvey Milk and Mayor George Moscone Assassinated in San Francisco
Oct 14,
1979
National March for Lesbian and Gay Rights
Mar 2,
1982
Wisconsin First State to Ban Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Aug 3,
1982
Michael Hardwick Arrested in Bed for Sodomy Law Violation – Heads to Supreme Court
Sep 17,
1985
President Reagan Finally Breaks Silence on HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Nov 14,
1985
Gay Rights Town Hall Meeting, GLAAD Formed
Jun 30,
1986
Supreme Court Upholds Anti-Sodomy Laws
Oct 11,
1988
Lesbian and Gay Rights Group ACT UP Shuts Down FDA for a Day
Nov 6,
1990
Seattle Voters Reject Repeal of Domestic Partnership Ordinance
Jul 13,
1992
Roberta Achtenberg, First Openly Lesbian Woman to Address National Political Convention
Apr 25,
1993
Huge Gay Rights March in Washington, D.C.
Dec 21,
1993
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy on Homosexuals in the Military Formally Adopted
May 20,
1996
Victory for Lesbian and Gay Rights in the Supreme Court: “Romer v. Evans”
Oct 7,
1998
Matthew Shepard, Gay Student, Beaten, Robbed, Left to Die
Jun 26,
2003
Anti-Sodomy Laws Unconstitutional: “Lawrence v. Texas”
Nov 18,
2003
Massachusetts State Court Establishes Right to Same-Sex Marriage
Nov 4,
2008
Proposition 8 – California Bans Same-Sex Marriage
Apr 7,
2009
Vermont Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
Jul 18,
2011
Paul Oetken Confirmed as First Openly Gay Man to be Federal Judge
Jun 15,
2012
Obama Hosts First-Ever Gay Pride Reception at White House
May 23,
2013
Boy Scouts Drop Ban on Homosexuality
Mar 26,
2015
Indiana Passes Anti-Gay “Religious Freedom Restoration Act” – Backs Off a Week Later
May 6,
2015
Nebraska Woman Sues All Gay People on Earth !
Jun 26,
2015
Same-Sex Marriage Constitutional ! – Supreme Court Rules
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