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Society for Human Rights formed
Henry Gerber formed the Society for Human Rights in Chicago. -
First national gay rights organization formed
Harry Hay founded the first national gay rights organization in attempt to change public perception of homosexuality. -
Banned Homosexuals from working for federal government
Dwight Eisenhower signs an executive order to ban all homosexuals from working for the federal government -
The Daughters of Bilitis formed
Formed in San Francisco, the Daughters of Bilitis was the first lesbian rights organization in the U.S. -
Illinois
Illinois becomes the first state to decriminalize homosexuality. -
Reminder Day
At the Independence Hall in Philadelphia picketers called attention to the lack of civil rights for LGBT people. -
Christian St. Liberation Day
Members of the LGBT march through Central Park, which will be the first gya pride parade. -
Homosexuality removed from list of mental illnesses
The American Psychiatric Assosciation votes to remove homoseuxality from it's list of mental illnesses. -
Kathy Kozachenko
She became the first openly gay American elected to public office -
National March on Washington
About 75,000 people participated in the National March on Washington for lesbian and gay rights -
Wisconsin
First U.S State to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation -
Romer vs. Evans
Colorado's 2nd amendment denying gays and lesbians protection against discrimination is unconstitutional. -
Murder of Matthew Shepard
Matthew Shepard was tourted on Oct 6, 1998. He was pistol-whipped and tied to a fence left to die. He died in the hospital on October 12th, 1998 -
Vermont
Vermont becomes the first to legalize civil unions between two same sex people. -
Massachusettes
Massachusettes becomes the first state to fully legalize same-sex marriage. -
Modest! Management
Modest! Management has been known to keep gay/bisexual members of the bands that they manage "in the closet". For example Harry Styles member of One Direction was openly bisexual and had a boyfriend in Secondary school. Now Modest! makes him cover it up by being a "womanizer". -
San Francisco
Judge in San Francisco decided that gays and lesbians have the constitutional right to marry. -
Michael Sam
he was kicked out of the NFL for being openly gay -
Legalized in all states
gay marriage was legalized in all 50 states -
Kim Davis
Kim Davis was arrested and put in jail for not issuing same sex marriage liceenses.
