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The daughters of Bilitis.
The daughters of Bilitis or DOB was the first lesbian center organization founded in San Francisco by Dorothy Louise Taliaferro “Del” Martin and Phyllis Lyon. Martin and Lyon would later become the first same-sex couple to be married in San Francisco. -
The First Gay Uprising.
Cooper Do-Nuts was a popular meeting place for gay people. One night in May of 1959 police attempted to arrest three people for legally congregating. This is when a group of transgender woman and others accosiated with the lgbtq community started to throw nearby objects at the police officers. -
Illinois Decriminalize Homosexuality.
Sodomy was decriminalized and categorized as "consenting adults in private." -
Compton's Cafeteria Riot.
A police raid happened in Gene Compton's cafeteria, San Francisco. This was a gathering place of transgender people , most of them being transgendered woman. Once the police became violent they fought back. -
Stone wall and the start of pride parades.
A five day long riot broke out when a group of police officers forced their way into the stonewall inn, a gay bar. However, once the NYPD became violent the patrons did not comply, instead they fought back. The pride parades months later where used to symbolize the new found freedom of the LGBTQ+ community as well as the events that took place during stonewall. -
Homosexuality is declassified as a mental disorder
Shortly after the stonewall riots the classification was challenged by gay rights activist. Members of the american psychiatric association held a vote to declassify the "disorder". -
The design of the rainbow flag.
An artist by the name of Gilbert Baker design and brought meaning to the rainbow flag. Harvey Milk, who was the first openly gay elected official requested him to make the flag for gay freedom day in Francisco. -
ACT Up.
ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) was a group of activist that started in new york city, they stood against homophobia in the rise of the AIDs epidemic and helped destigmatize AIDs. -
Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
DADT was one of the first official U.S. policy for non-heterosexual people in the military. This policy prohibited military personal from discriminating against gay or bisexual people who kept their sexuality a secret. While banning any openly gay or bisexual people from the military. -
Discrimination of sexual orientation banned in the workplace.
An executive order 13087 from Bill clinton prevents any and all discrimination based on sexual orientation in all workplaces except the military. -
Pride Month.
Federal government first recognized June as the month of pride in 1999 and again in 2009. -
The Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
After 17 years the DADT policy was banned after a vote of 65 to 31. This banned any discrimination of any openly and non openly homosexual person by military personnel. -
The APA Updates Transgender Classification.
The classification of gender identity disorder is replaced with gender dysphoria. Which changed the perspective of gender identity to a feeling rather than a disorder. -
Gay marriage was legalized in the USA.
After the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the supreme court struck down all state bans on same-sex marriage and legalized it in all fifty states. -
"don't say gay bill" also known as Bill 1557
This bill prohibits instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity in schools in Florida. Along with alleged rumours of other states looking to enforce this bill as well.