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1st time mentioned in a publication
New York Times- the first publication to use the word "homosexuality." (exact date unknown) -
Re-evaluation of men discharged from service
U.S. Secretary of War Harry Stimson ordered a review of gay discharges during WWII, in order to reinstate men who hadn't committed any in-service homosexual acts.
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1st gay student organization
The first known gay student organization was founded at Columbia University in New York City. -
Gay rights beginning
Riots follow a police raid on the gay bar Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village, New York. This is the beginning of the gay rights in the U.S. -
Harvey Milk makes a stand- and gets shot
Harvey Milk, an openly gay politician, encouraged the gay community- Within a year he had been killed by fellow city supervisor Dan White. -
Don't Ask; Don't Tel.
President Clinton passed the "don't ask; don't tell" policy, although many were opposed to it. -
DOMA
DOMA is signed into law. -
1st same-sex marriage certificates in US
The newly-elected San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom issues the first same-sex marriage certificates in the U.S. -
CA & CT
California and Connecticut's Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage -
Iowa's ban overturned
Iowa cannot ban same-sex marriages. -
President endorses same-sex marriage.
Obama endorses same-sex marriage -
DOMA ruled as unconstitutional
US Supreme Court rules that DOMA is unconstitutional.
