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1924
Henry Gerber founds the Society for Human Rights, the first documented gay rights organization in the United States. -
Illinois
Illinois becomes the first state to decriminalize homosexual acts between two consenting adults in private. -
Student Homophile League
The oldest collegiate student organization for gays, the Student Homophile League, is founded at Columbia University. -
Stonewall Riots
The stonewall riots began after police raid a popular unlicensed gay ar, the Stonewall INN, in New York City. The riots lasted for days and this was triggered by police harassement of gays. -
Gay Pride Parades
The first gay pride parades on the anniversary of the Stonewill Riots, the nation's first gay pride parades are held in four cities - New York, Chicago, San Fransico, and Los Angees. -
Disorder
Homosexuality is no longer classified as a mental disorder -
Organizations
The bisexual Forum is founded in New York City and the Gay American Indians organization is founded in San Francisco. -
Assassanation of Harvey Milk
Milk became the first openly gay man elected to office in a major U.S. ciy. He was an outspoken advocate for gay rights. -
AIDS
The AIDS crisis breaks out with the linking of the disease of gay men. -
Gay marriage
Massachusetts legalizes gay marriage and they are the first U.S. state to legalize same sex marriage after the supreme court ruled the ban on same-sex marriae was unconstitutional. Since then, 13 states have legalized gay marriage. -
Obama
Barack Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to back gay marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
