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The society for Human Rights in Chicago
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this book informed the public that homosexuality was more widespread than what everyone thought
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Was formed by Harry Hay, he was believed to be the founder of the gay rights movement
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The first lesbian-rights organization in the US was established in San Francisco
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Joe Cino, an Italian-American theater producer opens the theater that is credited with starting the Off-Off-Broadway theater movement. 6 years after it opens, it hosts the first gay plays, the Madness of Lady Bright and the Haunted Host
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becomes the first state in the US to decriminalize homosexual acts between consenting adults in private
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The National Transsexual Counseling Unit was established in San Francisco
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These riots transform the gay rights movement from one limited to a small number of activists into a whide spread protest for equal rights and acceptance. Patrons at a gay bar in NY, the Stonewall Inn, fought back during a police raid and started a riot that lasted 3 days
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He runs on a socially liberal platform and opposes government involvement in personal sexual matters.
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This made Milk the first opeanly gay city commissioner in the US. Milk decides to run for the California State Assembly and Moscone, the Mayor of San Francisco, is forced to fire him after 5 weeks. He believed the Alice B. Toklas LGBT Democratic Club would never support him politically so he co-founded the San Francisco Gay Democratic Club.
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Making sexual orientation discrimination illegal in Dade County. In the largest special election of any in Dade County history, 70% vote to overturn the ordinance. This was a crushing loss for the gay activists
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as a member of the San Francisco Board of supervisors. he wins by 30% againist 16 other candidates. He sponsored a civil rights bill that outlaws sexual orientation discrimination. the mayor signed it into law
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This was a proposal to fire any teacher or school employee who publicly supports gay rights. Voters rejected the proposition by more than a million votes. President Jimmy Carter, former Governor Ronald reagan, and Governor Jerry Brown spoke out against the proposition
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The San Francisco Gay Democratic Club changes its name to the Harvey Milk Memorial Gay Democratic Club
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75,000 people participated in the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Washington D.C. It ws the largest political gathering in support of LGBT rights to date.
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Held at NY City's Madison Square Garden, Democrats took a stance supporting gay rights
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Becomes the first state to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation
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Becomes the first city to offer its employees domestic-partnership benefits
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This permitted gays to serve in the military but banning homosexual activity. President Clinton's original iintention to revoke the prohibition against gays in the military was met with stiff opposition
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the march was for Lesbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation. Famous people spoke and performed to rally after the march in response to "Don't Ask Don't Tell", Amendmet 2 in Colorado, as well as the rising hate crimes and ongoing discrimination against the LGBT community. they included, Jesse Jackson, RuPaul, Martina Navratilova, and Eartha Kitt
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the Supreme Court strikes down Colorado's Amendment 2, which denied gays and lesbians protections against discrimination, calling them "special rights"
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Becomes the first state in the contry to legally recognize civil unions between gay or lesbian couples. The law states that these "couples would be entitled to the same benefits, privileges, and responsibilities as spouses."
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That sodomy laws in the US are unconstitutional. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, "Liberty presumes an autonomy of self that includes freedom of thought, belief, expression, and certain intimate conduct."
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ruled that barring gays and lesbians from marrying violates the state constitution.
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approves a bill ensuring equal rights in the workplace for gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals
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that valid same-sex marriages performed in other states must be recognized by employers in NY, granting same-sex couples the same rights as other couples
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same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry
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same-sex couples have the right to marry. the second state to do so after Massachusetts
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approved the passage of measures that ban same-sex marriage. Arkansas passed a measure intended to bar gay men and lesbians from adopting children.
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Unanimously rejects the state law banning same-sex marriage.
21 days later, county recorders are required to issue marrigae licenses to same-sex couples -
of a ill allowing gays and lesbians to marry, legalizing same-sex marriage. The first state to legalize gay marriage throught the legislature.
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signs legislation allowing same-sex marriage. The law stipulates tht religious organizations and their employees will not be required to participate in the ceremonies. They are the 6th state to allow same-sex marriage
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allowing the same-sex partners of federal employees to receive benefits. Obama promised to improve gay rights in his campaign
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rules that Proposition 8, violates the 14th amendment's equal protection clause. Proposition 8 singles out gays and lesbians and legitimates their unequal treatment
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President Obama officially repeals the "Dont Ask, Don't Tell" military policy
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that Proposition 8, is unconstitutional because it violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.
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the 8th state to do so
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On election day, gay marriage is approved in a popular vote for the first time
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Considered overturning Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act
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1st professional active sports player to publicly come out
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Defense of Marriage Act - 5 to 4 vote, the court rules that it violates the rights of gays and lesbians.
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this decision was made even though the state government had decided not to do so.
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the 18th state to legalize gay marriage
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that same-sex couples have the fundamental right to marry and that states cannot say that marriage is reserved for hetosexual couples
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