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The society is the first gay rights organization as well as the oldest documented in America.
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Kinsey concludes that homosexual behavior is not restricted to people who identify themselves as homosexual and that 37% of men have enjoyed homosexual activities at least once
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The Congressional report states since homosexuality is a mental illness, homosexuals "constitute security risks" to the nation
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Homosexuality is listed as a sociopathic personality disturbance
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President Dwight Eisenhower bans homosexuals from working for the federal government or any of its private contractors.
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the United States Supreme Court rules in favor of the First Amendment rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender magazine "One: The Homosexual Magazine" after the FBI declared the publication "obscene".
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Gay patrons clash wish police forces raiding the popular gay bar. This event is why Pride celebrations are held in June.
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Homosexuality is no longer listed as a mental illness.
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An estimated 75,000 people participate
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This disease would later be known as HIV/AIDS
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Marchers demand the government intervene in the AIDS crisis.
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The Department of Defense issues a directive prohibiting the U.S. Military from barring applicants from service based on their sexual orientation.
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This law defined marriage as only between a man and a woman and and that no state is required to recognize a same-sex marriage from out of state.
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Vermont becomes the first state to recognize legal civil unions.
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Massachusetts becomes the first state to legalize gay marriage.
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President Obama states his administration will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act, which bans the recognition of same-sex marriage.
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With a 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.
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Anti-LGBTQIA+ rhetoric and violence steadily increases, fueled by religious and conservative media and politics.