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Timeline of LGBT Struggle
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Create your own timeline of some of the important events in the history of the struggle for LGBTQ rights based on what you researched on the sites. This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York's Greenwich Village in June 1969.
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Timeline of LGBT Struggle
LGBT represents a group of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender people around the world (Daulaire 2014). These people have been harassed and struggled to find their identity in almost all cultures and societies. Below we have outlined a historical timeline of LGBT struggle with special focus on major events or movements.
1924
Henry Gerber founded the first ever gay organization in Chicago, Society for Human Rights.
1950
Mattachine Society founded by Harry Hay, first groups fighting for gay rights.
April 27, 1953
President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared homosexual people a security threat and bans them from working in federal government after signing an executive order.
June 28, 1969
The start of gay rights movements after police raided on Stonewall Inn in NY City.
January 1, 1973
Same-sex marriages face ban in the state of Maryland (Byne 2).
1973
Lamda Legal, first legal firm to represent and protect the rights of gays and lesbians.
1974
Kathy Kozachenko was the very first LGBT from the United States to be elected to public office.
1974
Elaine Noble, a first gay candidate for the State office.
January 14, 1975
A first federal bill was presented with an aim to address discrimination on the basis of on sexual orientation, but it did not go through the Judiciary Committee.
1977-1981
Billy Crystal openly portrays a gay character for the first time on prime time TV.
January 9, 1978
Harvey Milk, first gay person to openly work in the Californian political office before Dan White murdered him.
October 14, 1979
Washington streets flooded by approximately 75000-125000 LGBT people marching for their rights.
November 30, 1993
Bill Clinton sang a song titled Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and their policy prohibited LGBT people from joining the military, the policy also discourages the harassment of closeted homose...
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