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Equal protection for homosexuals under the 14th amendment
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LGBTQ Timeline
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Homosexuality and its Treatment by Jonathan Gilbert
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The first group for homosexuals was created: the Society of Human Rights
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First transexual play, The Drag, by Mae West
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Famous lesbian novel, The Well of Loneliness, by Radclyffe Hall
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The first written account of successful sexual reassignment surgery
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First U.S. tour for the famous German sexoligist Magnus Hirschfeld
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Visa Versa, the first lesbian magazine, published in June 1947
(No exact date known.) Roughly June 1947. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Versa_(magazine) https://www.google.com/search?q=the+well+of+loneliness&safe=active&rlz=1CAACAC_enUS587US587&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=701&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAgQ_AUoA2oVChMIhY6RzrL5xgIVxRc-Ch2JMg36&dpr=1#safe=active&tbm=isch&q=visa+versa+magazine&imgrc=ruCQElNwKCdEpM: -
Sexual Behavior in the Human Male by Alfred Kingsley published
The study shows that 4% of men were homeosexual, but 37% experimented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kinsey http://www.amazon.com/Sexual-Behavior-Human-Alfred-Kinsey/dp/0253334128 (No exact date known) -
Harry Benjamin creates hormone therapy for transexuals
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A report by the U.S. Senate calls homeosexuality a disease
(No exact date known) Roughly November and December of 1950 https://ecf.cand.uscourts.gov/cand/09cv2292/evidence/PX2337.pdf https://www.google.com/search?q=homosexuality+1950+senate+report&safe=active&rlz=1CAACAC_enUS587US587&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=655&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAkQ_AUoBGoVChMIzZTitLX5xgIVx9g-Ch2GIwmL&dpr=1#imgrc=ro7IkHUWsZ2jlM: -
Eisenhower calls homosexuals a security risk and prohibits them from working in goverment: Executive Order 10450
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First lesbian organizaton: Daughters of Bilitis
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Cafe Cino opens popular gay bar, later credited for off-off-Broadway
(No exact date known) Roughly December 1958 Opened before it was legal to open a gay bar; a safe place for members of the gay community. Various art-oriented functions were held there. http://www.warholstars.org/caffe_cino.html https://www.google.com/search?q=caffe+cino&safe=active&rlz=1CAACAC_enUS587US587&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=655&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAWoVChMIw7az0bv5xgIVSWs-Ch026wkx#imgrc=R0XyUnOrShWNqM: -
Homosexuality made legal for adults in Illionis
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Transgender counseling available: support for and by transexuals
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Stonewall Riots
The gay community of Greenwich Village, New York, spoke out against their treatment. It started at the Stonewall Inn, which was a considered a precarious place that catered to the gay community. http://www.civilrights.org/archives/2009/06/449-stonewall.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots -
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Homosexuality is no longer considered a disease
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Transexuals allowed to marry based upon their original gender
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Harvey Milk is the first out gay man to run for any political office
He ran for the San Fransico Board of Supervisors. He first ran in 1972, but lost twice.
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National March on Washington for gay rights
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Wisconsin is the first state against sexual discrimination
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Homosexuality is legalized in Ireland
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The IFGE is founded
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In Berkeley, Califorina, same-sex couples are given marital benefits
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Homosexual acts legalized in private
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First gay marriage
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First conference for gays and lesbians in the U.K.
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Same-sex couples are classified as family
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Native American term "two-spirit" is more widely used to name gays and lesbians
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First trans radio station
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Gay and lesbian couples get the same work benefits as straight couples
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Age of consent made equal for gays and lesbians
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"Don't ask, don't tell" in the military starts
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Transexual boy, Brandon Teena, raped and murdered along with two bystanders
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Age of consent changed to 18 for everyone in the U.S.
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Gay Times newspaper starts
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The Defense of Marriage Act passed
The bill stated that marriage existed only between a man and a woman. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-104hr3396enr/pdf/BILLS-104hr3396enr.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Marriage_Act -
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Renowned article on transgender
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The first Transgender Remembrance Day
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Gays and lesbians can serve in the military
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Vermont recognizes gay marriage and promotes civil unions
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Same-sex sexual acts legal in all of the United States
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Massachusetts makes gay marriage legal
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Transexuality is finally thought to be biological instead of psychological
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Gay Marrige is legal in Connecticut
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Equality for gays and lesbians in the workforce
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Sex-change hormones refined
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California, Florida, and Arizona ban gay marriage
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President Obama gives gays and lesbians completely equal benefits
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Obama bans "don't ask, don't tell"
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President Obama publicly backs gay marriage
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Defense of Marriage Act banned
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Gay marriage is legal in Kansas, Oregon, and Utah
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1,300 same-sex marriages recognized in Utah
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Gay marriage can still be banned by state
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Gay marriage legal in all 50 states!
