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Supreme court rules in favor of gay rights
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Stonewall riots sparked beginning of the LGBTQ+ movement
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Homosexuality is no longer considered a mental illness
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Vermont becomes the first state to legalize gay marriage
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Obama signs the Mathew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. hate crime act
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Obama gets rid of the "don't ask, don't tell" law which prevented openly gay people from serving in the U.S military.
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DOMA or The defense of Marriage Act, an act that didn't recognize gay and lesbian marriage as legal is now unconstitutional.
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Sexual orientation is added to the military's anti-discriminatory policy.
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Obama calls for the end of conversion therapy
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The supreme court finally and officially declares same sex marriage a constitutional right nationwie,