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1924- The Society for Human Rights founded
The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago.Its the first document gay rights organization. -
April 1952- Homsexuality and Mental health
The American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic manual list homosexuality as a sociopathic personality disturbance. The decision faces little to no backlash from the mainstream media or the government. -
Gay Rights and Government
President Dwight D.Eisennhower signs an excecutive order that bans homosexuals from working for the federal government, saying they are a security risk. -
July 1961- Homosexuality Law
Illinois becomes the first state to decriminalize homosexuality by repealing their sodomy laws -
Police Raid
Police raid the Stonewall Inn in New York City. After this demonstrations and protests break out. The Police raid was the impetus for the gay civil rights movement in the United States. -
Legal Rights
Lambda Legal becomes first legal organizations created to fight for the equal rights of gays and lesbians. Lambda wins a New York Supreme Court case to exist as a non-profit. -
Same Sex Marriage
Maryland becomes first state to statutorily ban same-sex marriage. -
Gay Rights and Mental Health
After a vote that ended split 5,854 to 3,810 the American Psychiatric Association removed Homosexuality from its list of Mental disorders. -
Gay Rights and Discrimination
Wisconsin outlaws discrimination based sexual orientation and Is the first state to do so. -
Gay Rights and Government
President Bill Clinton signs the "Dont Ask, Dont Tell" military directive. The directive prohibits openly gay and openly lesbian Americans from serving in the military but also prohibits the harassment of closeted homosexuals. -
Gay Rights and Government
President bill Clinton signs the Defense of Marriage Act which bans federal recognition of same-sex marriage and defining marriage as "a legal union between one man and one woman as a housband and wife" -
Gay Rights and Marriage
Hawaii becomes first state to legalize same sex marriage. -
Gay Rights and Marriage
The first same-sex marriage in the United States takes place in Massachusetts. -
Gay Rights and Government
"Dont ask Dont Tell" is repealed ending the ban on openly gay and lesbian Americans from serving in the military. -
Gay Rights and Government
The Supreme Court doesnt make a move to stop same-sex marriages. -
Gay Rights and Government
The Trump administration bans most transgender people from serving in the military.