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World War I veteran Henry Gerber founded the Society for Human Rights in Chicago. The group was the first gay rights group in America, and its newsletter "Friendship and Freedom", was the United States' first recorded gay rights publication. -
Roberta Cowell is the first known British trans woman to undergo reassignment surgery. She underwent a secret procedure in order to get a certificate stating she was intersex. -
The Supreme Court rules in favor of gay rights, after the U.S Post Office refused to deliver America's first widely distributed pro-gay publication, ONE: The Homosexual Magazine, the case went to Supreme Court and was ruled in favor of gay rights for the first time, making it a major landmark case in LGBTQ history. -
During a time when most bars refused to serve gay people, one of the countries first gay rights organizations staged a "Sip-In" during which activists entered a New York City bar, announced they were gay, ordered drinks, and waited to be served. -
The first Pride march is held in London, attracting around 2000 participants -
After years of studies, analysis, and changing cultural attitudes, the American Psychiatric Association's board of directors removed homosexuality from the official list of mental illnesses, known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, a move that was upheld with a vote by the association's membership. -
Barney Frank becomes second openly gay member of Congress, after spending six years on Capital Hill Rep. he voluntarily came out as gay, making him the second openly gay member of Congress and the first to come out voluntarily, in the country's history. -
President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act to law. The law was named for two men who were murdered in hate crimes- Matthew Shepard because he was gay, and James Bryd, Jr. because he was black. The law expanded previous hate crimes legislation to officially categorize crimes motivated by perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability as hate crimes. -
In July of 2015, the U.S. Defense Secretary, Ashton Carter announced that the military would lift a ban that prevents transgender Americans from serving in the country's armed forces. -
Love wins. The Supreme Court finally and officially declares same-sex marriage a Constitutional right nationwide, meaning all states must allow Americans to get married, regardless of their gender or sexual orientation.