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The Society for Human Rights
On December 10th, 1924, after a year of trying to recruit people, Henry Gerber created the first gay rights organization in the U.S. He recruited six men. They were forced to dismember after just one year because they got arrested. -
Mattachine Society
On November 11th, 1950, Harry Hay a gay rights activist formed the first gay rights organization in L.A. -
Falsified Mental Disorder
In April 1952 Homosexuality was considered a mental disorder by the American Psychiatric Association, which was then criticized by people working in those professions. -
Gay Banning
On April 27th, 1953 executive order 10450 was signed by President Dwight Eisenhower banning gays from working for the government or anyone working with them. They proclaim homosexuals as people as a risk to the populace. -
Lesbian Rights
On September 21st, 1955 the first lesbian rights organization was founded in San Fransisco called the Daughters of Brilitis. -
Gay and Straight Similarities
On August 30th, 1956 the paper called "The Adjustment of the Male Overt Homosexual" was shared at the American Psychological Association in Chicago by its writer, an American psychologist Evelyn Hooker. This then changes their views on homosexuality not as a mental disorder but as a normal human difference. -
One, Inc. v. Olesen
On January 13th, 1958 the law suit that was filed by the FBI and the United States Postal Service said that the " -
Illinois becomes the first state to decriminalize homosexuality
On January 1st, 1962 Illinois becomes the first state to decriminalize homosexuality by repealing its sodomy laws. -
Homosexuals have the right to be served
On April 21st, 1966, the Mattachine Society staged a "sip-in" at a bar in Greenwich Village, which prohibited serving homosexuals. Once they announced their homosexuality they were denied service. Later they sued the New York Liquor Authority. They won and the New York commission on Human Rights declares that homosexuals have the right to be served. However, no laws were overturned. -
Stonewall Uprising
On June 28, 1969, the New York City police raided stonewall inn, a popular gay bar in Greenwich Village, at just 1 am. The employees, customers, and even the neighborhood rioted against them. Angry protests against law enforcement took place all around the bar for six days. This was a turning point in the fight for LGBT rights. -
Christopher St liberation day
June 28, 1970, the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. Thousands of members of the LGBT community walked through New York and into Central Park. This was considered America's first pride parade. -
First open gay person elected to public office
On April 2nd, 1974, Kathy Kozachenko, an open lesbian, was elected to the Ann Harbor City Council in Michigan. -
Harvey Milk
On November 8th, 1977, Harvey Milk got elected to public office and won a seat in the San Fransisco Board of Supervisors. He was the first openly gay man to be elected. While in office he sponsored a bill banning discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and employment based on sexual orientation. -
First State
On April 26th, 2000 Vermont becomes the first state to legalize the registered relationship of same-sex couples and civil unions. -
Fully Legalized
The U.S. Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage in all 50 states because of the 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. The case ruled that the right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples because of the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth amendment.