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The Society for Human Rights in Chicago
The countrys earliest known gay rights organizatin -
Harvey Milk
He was the first American politician to be elected to public office in California and a seat on the San Fransico board of supervisors. He was also responsible for passing a gay rights ordinance for the city. -
The Mattachine Society
Harry Hay formed the first national gay rights organization. He was considered to be the found of the gay rights movement. -
The daughters of Bilitis
The first organization in the US supporting the civil rights of gays and lesbians -
Illinois
They became the first state in the U.S. to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults in private. -
Homosexuality removed from offical list of mental disorders
the american psychiatric association removed it from their officail list.
