LGBTQ+ History 1800-1918

By KenzieK24

  • The Earliest published studies of Lesbian activity were written in the early 19th century

    The Earliest published studies of Lesbian activity were written in the early 19th century

  • Last recorded state sanctioned execution for male same sex sodomy in the Batavian commonwealth and Europe

    Last recorded state sanctioned execution for male same sex sodomy in the Batavian commonwealth and Europe

  • The Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies decriminalizes homosexual activities

    The Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies decriminalizes homosexual activities

  • The term “crime against nature” first used in the criminal code in the United States

    The term “crime against nature” first used in the criminal code in the United States
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    Karl Heinrich Ulrichs- a pioneer of LGBT rights

  • Jeff Withers and James Hammond, two young Southerners who would later become prominent citizens, write playfully and graphically erotic letters about their past involvement with each other

    Jeff Withers and James Hammond, two young Southerners who would later become prominent citizens, write playfully and graphically erotic letters about their past involvement with each other

  • Brazil decriminalized homosexual acts

    Brazil decriminalized homosexual acts

  • Russia criminalizes homosexual acts, making them punishable by up to five years in exile in Siberia under article 995 of its new criminal code

    Russia criminalizes homosexual acts, making them punishable by up to five years in exile in Siberia under article 995 of its new criminal code

  • For the first time in history, homosexuality becomes illegal in Congress Poland, the Russian part of Poland, acquired after the partitions of Poland,after it became part of the Russian Empire

    For the first time in history, homosexuality becomes illegal in Congress Poland, the Russian part of Poland, acquired after the partitions of Poland,after it became part of the Russian Empire

  • The last known execution for homosexuality in Great Britain. James Pratt and John Smith are hanged at Newgate Prison, London, after being caught together in private lodges

    The last known execution for homosexuality in Great Britain. James Pratt and John Smith are hanged at Newgate Prison, London, after being caught together in private lodges

  • Portugal decriminalized homosexual acts

    Portugal decriminalized homosexual acts

  • The first known reference to lesbians in Mormon history occurred in 1856, when a Salt Lake man noted in his diary that a Mormon woman was “trying to seduce a young girl”

    The first known reference to lesbians in Mormon history occurred in 1856, when a Salt Lake man noted in his diary that a Mormon woman was “trying to seduce a young girl”

  • Woman Chief, a woman warrior of the Crow Nation, is killed on a peacemaking expedition. She left behind four wives

    Woman Chief, a woman warrior of the Crow Nation, is killed on a peacemaking expedition. She left behind four wives

  • The Ottoman Empire decriminalized homosexuality

    The Ottoman Empire decriminalized homosexuality

  • Karl Heinrich Ulrichs became the first self-proclaimed homosexual to speak out publicly for homosexual rights when he pleaded at the Congress of German Jurists in Munich for a resolution urging the repeal of anti-homosexual laws.

    Karl Heinrich Ulrichs became the first self-proclaimed homosexual to speak out publicly for homosexual rights when he pleaded at the Congress of German Jurists in Munich for a resolution urging the repeal of anti-homosexual laws.

  • The term “homosexuality” appears in print for the first time in a German-Hungarian pamphlet written by KarL-Maria Kertbeny

    The term “homosexuality” appears in print for the first time in a German-Hungarian pamphlet written by KarL-Maria Kertbeny

  • Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania’ is published, possibly the first American novel about a homosexual relationship

    Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania’ is published, possibly the first American novel about a homosexual relationship

  • Homosexuality is criminalized throughout the German Empire by Paragraph 175 of the Reich Criminal Code; Guatemala and Mexico decriminalize homosexual acts.

    Homosexuality is criminalized throughout the German Empire by Paragraph 175 of the Reich Criminal Code; Guatemala and Mexico decriminalize homosexual acts.

  • The Empire of Japan decriminalized homosexual acts, having only made them illegal during the early years of the Meiji Restoration.

    The Empire of Japan decriminalized homosexual acts, having only made them illegal during the early years of the Meiji Restoration.

  • In England, the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, outlawing sexual relations between men(but not between women) is given Royal Assent by Queen Victoria. Argentina decriminalized homosexuality, while Portugal re-criminalized homosexual acts.

    In England, the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885, outlawing sexual relations between men(but not between women) is given Royal Assent by Queen Victoria. Argentina decriminalized homosexuality, while Portugal re-criminalized homosexual acts.

  • In Italy, homosexuality is legalised; the Cleveland Street Scandal erupts in England.

    In Italy, homosexuality is legalised; the Cleveland Street Scandal erupts in England.

  • The words “bisexual” and “heterosexual” are first used in English in their current senses in Charles Gilbert Chaddock’s translation of Krafft- Ebing’s Psychopathia Sexualis.

    The words “bisexual” and “heterosexual” are first used in English in their current senses in Charles Gilbert Chaddock’s translation of Krafft- Ebing’s Psychopathia Sexualis.

  • The trial of Oscar Wilde results in his being prosecuted under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 for “gross indecency” and sentenced two years hard labor in prison.

    The trial of Oscar Wilde results in his being prosecuted under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 for “gross indecency” and sentenced two years hard labor in prison.

  • In Brazil Adolfo Caminha publishes his controversial novel Bom-Crioulo(in English: The Black Man and the Cabin Boy) with homosexuality at its center and with a black man as the story’s hero.

    In Brazil Adolfo Caminha publishes his controversial novel Bom-Crioulo(in English: The Black Man and the Cabin Boy) with homosexuality at its center and with a black man as the story’s hero.

  • Magnus Hirschfeld founds the Scientific Humanitarian Committee on 14 May as the first ever official organization for homosexual rights and the repeal of Paragraph 175.

    Magnus Hirschfeld founds the Scientific Humanitarian Committee on 14 May as the first ever official organization for homosexual rights and the repeal of Paragraph 175.

  • George Cecil Ives organizes the first homosexual rights in England, the Order of Chaeronea.

    George Cecil Ives organizes the first homosexual rights in England, the Order of Chaeronea.

  • New York police conducted the first United States recorded raid on a gay bathhouse, the Ariston Hotel Baths. 26 Men were arrested and 12 brought to trial on sodomy charges; 7 Men received sentences ranging from 4 to 20 years in prison.

    New York police conducted the first United States recorded raid on a gay bathhouse, the Ariston Hotel Baths. 26 Men were arrested and 12 brought to trial on sodomy charges; 7 Men received sentences ranging from 4 to 20 years in prison.

  • Potentially the first openly gay American novel with a happy ending, Imre, is published.

    Potentially the first openly gay American novel with a happy ending, Imre, is published.

  • Emma Goldman first begins speaking publicly in favor of homosexual rights. Magnus Hirschfeld later wrote “she was the first and only woman, indeed the first and only American, to take up defense of homosexual love before the general public.”

    Emma Goldman first begins speaking publicly in favor of homosexual rights. Magnus Hirschfeld later wrote “she was the first and only woman, indeed the first and only American, to take up defense of homosexual love before the general public.”

  • The October Revolution in Russia repeals the previous criminal code in its entirety- including Article 995. Bolshevik leaders reportedly say that “homosexual relationships and heterosexual relationships are treated the exactly same by the law.”

    The October Revolution in Russia repeals the previous criminal code in its entirety- including Article 995. Bolshevik leaders reportedly say that “homosexual relationships and heterosexual relationships are treated the exactly same by the law.”