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The first documented gay rights organization founded by Henry Gerber
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It was one of the first fully sustained gay rights groups in the US. Founded by Harry Hay.
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President Dwight Eisenhower signed a ;aw that banned homosexuals from working in the federal government.
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The first televised documentary air on a station in California
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Police raid the Stonewall Inn which jumpstarts protests.
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Maryland is the first state to ban same-sex marriage.
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The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its lists of mental disorders in the DSM-II.
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The first bill to address gay rights is introduced. It was never brought for consideration.
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The first National March on Washington for Gay Rights takes place. It drew about 75,000 to 125,000 individuals.
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The military policy "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" gets signed, prohibiting openly gay americans from joining the army but also prohibited the harassment of closeted individuals.
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Judge Kevin Chang rules that the state does not have legal rights to deprive same-sex couples of the right to marry, making Hawaii the first state to recognize that same-sex couple are entitled to the same privileges.
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Matthew Shepard was tied to a fence and badly beaten, it was an act of a hate crime. He later passed due to his injuries.
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The first legal same-sex marriage was held in Massachusetts
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The Don't Ask, Don'T Tell policy is banned, allowing open gay individuals to join the military.
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