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Lesbian Organization
In 1956 The Daughters Of Bilits Established The Lesbian Organization. -
First State
In 1962 Illinois Becomes The 1st State In The U.S To Descrimialize Homosexuality. -
Homosexuality
Illinois repeals its sodomy laws, becoming the first U.S. state to decriminalize homosexuality. -
Transgender Organization
In 1966 The Worlds 1st Transgender Organization Was Created "The National Trannsexual Counseling Unit." -
Homosexuality As A Mental Disorder
In 1973 Homosexuality Is Removoved As A Mental Disorder. -
Mental Illness
The board of the American Psychiatric Association votes to remove homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses -
Discrmination
Wisconsin becomes the first U.S. state to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. -
Gays Organization
The World Health Organization organizes the first World AIDS Day to raise awareness of the spreading pandemic. -
Lawrence V. Texas
In Lawrence v. Texas the U.S. Supreme Court rules that sodomy laws in the U.S. are unconstitutional. -
Constitutional Right To Marry
A federal judge in San Francisco decides that gays and lesbians have the constitutional right to marry and that Prop 8 is unconstitutional. Lawyers will challenge the finding. -
NY
New York State passes the Marriage Equity Act, becoming the largest state thus far to legalize gay marriage. -
Legalizing Gay Marriage
On Feb 13 Washington Was The 7th State To Legalize Gay Marriage. -
8th Gay Legalized State
On March 1 Maryland Is The 8th Starte To Legazlize Gay Marriage. -
Same Sex Marriage
On May 9 2012 Barack Obama Endorses Same Sex Marriage . He States , "It Is Important For Me To Go Ahead And Affirm That I Think Same-Sex Couples Should Be Able To Get Married." -
May-June 1988
The CDC mails a brochure, Understanding AIDS, to every household in the U.S. Approximately 107 million brochures are mailed.