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Society for Human Rights
The creation of the Society for Human Rights in Chicago. The earliest known ogranization advocating gay rights. -
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male
Alfred Kinsey publishes a book shwoing that homosexuality is a lot more prominant than many people thought. -
Daughter of Bilities
Earliest known lesbian rights organization was founded in San Francisco -
Illinois allows for homosexual acts.
Illinois is officially the first state to legalize homosexual acts between two individuals in private. -
Stonewall Riots
Changes the movement from just a few people fighting for what they believed was right to a full blown revolutions in quest of equality and equal opportunity for all no mater what. -
Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk becomes the first openly gay city official. He was on the board of permit appeals in San Francisco. -
March on Washington
The largest gathering and protest from the LGBT community to date, over 75,000 people marched in Washington D.C. -
Wisconsin oputlaws discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Vermont is first to legalize civil unions
Vermonts is the first state to legalize civil unions between to people of the same gender. They are entitiled to the same rights as a heterosexual couple, however it never mentions that it is a marriage between the two persons. -
Same sex marriage is legalized in Massachusetts
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Bill passed that ensures equal rights for the LGBT community in the work place.
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Maryland becomes the 8th state to legalize gay marriage.
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Barrack Obama endorses same sex marriage
A revolutionary change in the tide, for the president to come out and say, "It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," is a huge victory for the LGBT community to know that they are backed by the President of the United States.