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Henry Gerber in Chicago founded the society.It is the first gay rights organization as well as the oldest documented in America.
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The American Psychiatric Association lists homosexuality as a mental disorder.
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n Los Angeles, gay rights activist Harry Hay founds America’s organization in an attempt to change public perception of homosexuality,
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Illinois repeals its sodomy laws, becoming the first U.S. state to decriminalize homosexuality.
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Removal of homosexuality as a mental illness by the board of the American Psychiatric Association.
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An estimated 75,000 people participate in the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
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At their National Convention on August 11-14, the Democrats become the first major political party to endorse a homosexual rights platform.
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Hundreds of thousands of activists take part in the National March on Washington to demand that President Ronald Reagan address the AIDS crisis.
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The Department of Defense issues a directive prohibiting the U.S. Military from barring applicants from service based on their sexual orientation. "Applicants... shall not be asked or required to reveal whether they are homosexual,
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Vermont becomes the first state in the U.S. to legalize civil unions and registered partnerships between same-sex couples.
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Massachusetts becomes the first state to legalize gay marriage. The court finds the prohibition of gay marriage unconstitutional because it denies dignity and equality of all individuals.
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Was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama on October 28th. The measure expands the 1969 U.S. Federal Hate Crime Law to include crimes motivated by a victim's actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.
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With a 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court declares same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.