Timeline of the Progress and Struggles of the LGBTQIA+ Community

By jackaobrien

  • Stonewall riots occur in Manhattan

  • "Don't ask, don't tell" policy becomes instituted by the Clinton administration

  • Ellen DeGeneres comes out on the cover of Time magazine

  • Matthew Shepard is beaten, tortured and left for dead

  • A 6-3 Supreme Court decision in Lawrence v. Texas

    Legalizes same-sex activity nationwide.

  • Matthew Shepard Act is signed into law

  • "Don't ask, don't tell" is repealled by the Obama administration

  • A 5-4 Supreme Court decision in United States v. Windsor

    Strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional.

  • Caitlyn Jenner announces her transition in Vanity Fair

  • A 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges

    Legalizes same-sex marriage nationwide.

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