LGBT Civil Rights Movement

Earliest known gay rights orginization is created

Dec 10, 1924

In 1924, Chicago, The Society for Human Rights is the earliest known orginization that supported gay rights.

Harry Hay creates the first gay rights orginization (no specific date)

Jan 1, 1951

The Mattachine Society is created by Harry Hay, a gay rights activist.

First Transgender Orginization Established (exact day unknown)

Aug 1, 1966

In 1966, San Francisco, the National Transsexual Counseling Unit was created as the first transgender orginization to exsist publicly.

Stonewall Riots

Jun 27, 1969

This is a three day event of rioting that sparked in a New York Gay Bar. This event made a very small group of activists into a very large one, it changed the history for this movement.

Vermont introduces Civil Unions (exact day unknown)

Jul 1, 2000

This allowed people of the same sex to be in a relationship publicly, and get the same rights almost as if thye are married.

Massachusetts is the first state to leagalize gay marriage.

May 7, 2004

This is a breakthoruhg for the entire LGBT community, they were now allowed to marry who they want. Since this event took place 36 other states have also leagalized it.

United States vs. Windsor

Jun 26, 2013

In 2013 the court invalidated a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act, this was because it violated the equal protection principles.

Harvey Milk, First openly gay person elected into public office

Mar 17, 2015

Harvey isn't considered a "leader", but he is someone who made a difference in the LGBT community. He paved a way to let people understand that loving someone the same sex as you does not change how you are as a person.