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WW1 veteran Henry Gerber establishes the Society for Human Rights which becomes the first gay rights group in America -
when the US Post Office refuses to deliver 'The Homosexual Magazine' it is taken to court and the Supreme Court rules in favor of gay rights -
after police raid The Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in NY, supporters hold protests and riots to defend their community and fight back -
the American Psychiatric Association officially takes homosexuality off the list of mental illnesses -
in April of 2000, Vermont becomes the first state in the U.S that legalizes same sex marriage -
in September of 2011, President Obama officially revokes the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law which prevented openly gay Americans from joining the U.S Military -
the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that prevented gay and lesbian marriage from being recognized by the federal government is struck down -
in January 2015, President Obama uses the words "lesbian", "bisexual", and "transgender" in his address -
in April of 2015, Obama officially calls off all conversion therapy in the U.S -
In June 2015 the Supreme Court declares same sex marriage legal in all states