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LGBT HISTORICAL NOTES
Highlights & Milestones
1969
The Stonewall Riots ignited the gay rights movement.
1978
Gay activists Harvey Milk is elected to San Francisco Board of
Supervisors. 20 days later he is murdered by Supervisor Dan
White.
1983
U.S. Rep. Gerry Studds, D-Mass., becomes first member of
Congress to acknowledge his homosexuality.
1987
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., becomes the second member of
Congress to state he is gay.
1987
Between 250k to 500k gays and lesbians and their supporters
converge on Washington for the largest gay rights demonstration
ever.
1987
ACT-UP is formed.
1990
President George H. Bush signs the National Hate Crimes Act, the
first to include gays.
1990
Militant group Queer Nation founded.
1993
The Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy is instituted for U.S. military.
1995
President Clinton signs executive order forbidding the denial of
security clearances on basis of sexual orientation.
1998
President Clinton signs the Defense of Marriage Act, denying the
federal benefits to same-sex spouses.
2000
Vermont becomes first state to legalize civil unions between gay
and lesbian couples.
2004
Same sex marriages become legal in Massachusetts.
2004
U.S. Senate defeats measure to create constitutional amendment
limiting marriage to heterosexual.
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LGBT HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
Dates, People, Events
1900-1949
People: Willa Cather, Bessie Smith, Oscar Wilde
1919 - Institute of Sexology founded.
1933 - Hitler bans gay press.
1934 - Gay people required to wear pink triangles in Nazi Germany.
1947 - First US lesbian magazine
1948 - Kinsey Report
1950-1964
People: Bayard Rustin, Noel Coward, Langston Hughes
1951 - Mattachine Society was found to
help homosexuals realize their collective histories and experiences.
1953 - First publication of ONE appeared.
1955 - Daughters of Bilitis, a lesbian organization, forms.
1956 - Daughters of Bilitis publish first issue of The Ladder.
1957 - Kinsley Report revealed that 10% of population is predominantly
homosexual.
1961 - Illinois becomes first state to decriminalize homosexual acts.
1965-1980
People: Harvey Milk, James Baldwin
1969 - Stonewall Riots
1970 - Chicago Gay Rally
1978 - Briggs Initiative appears on California Ballot.
1978 - Openly Gay council member Harvey Milk assassinated.
1979 - California Supreme court rules against discrimination from public
utility companies.
1979 -100,000 attend National March in Washington DC.
1981-1984
People: Tennessee Williams, Martina Navratilova
1981 - First report of what is now called
AIDS.
1981 - Wisconsin passes first gay rights bill.
1982 - First Gay Games
1982 - Center for Disease Control investigates what is being called a
"Gay Plague"
1984 - Federal Officials announce discovery of first probable cause of
AIDS.
1984 - The Wall Street Journal permits use of the word "gay".
1984 - 23 year old gay man assaulted by three teenagers.
1985-1989
People: Barney Frank, Rita Mae Brown, Richard Chamberlain, Elton John
1985 - First International Conference on
AIDS held.
1986 - Reagan Administration states that treatment of persons with AIDS
was not a federal concern.
1987 - AIDS Memorial Quilt unveiled.
1987 - National March draws record crowds
1988 - 10th Annual National Coalition of Black Lesbians & Gays takes
place
1990-1996
People: Gary Studds, KD Lang, Greg Louganis
1990 - Hate Crimes Statistics Bill passed
through Congress.
1990 - AIDS Documentary wins Oscar.
1990 - Gay men and Lesbians accepted as Rabbis at 101st Annual
Conference of American Rabbis.
1990 - Gay Games III held in Vancouver
1990 - Gay and Lesbian Rights Movement collection displayed at
Smithsonian.
1991 - Amnesty International adopted jailed gay men and lesbians as
prisoners conscience.
1991 - An appeals court recognized a homosexuals partner's rights as
tantamount to those of a spouse.
1992 - AIDS Quilt was unfolded in its entirety on the Capitol Mall.
1992 - University of Iowa extended Health benefits to domestic partners
of its gay and lesbian employees.
1992 - Canada allows gays and lesbians to serve in the military.
1992 - Massachusetts Governor Weld created the Governor's Commission on
Gay and Lesbian Youth.
1992 - President Bill Clinton is first president to recognize gay and
lesbian rights.
1993 - Grammy Award featured many openly gay and lesbian performers.
1993 - Strong genetic component to homosexuality found in study.
1993 - March on Washington, D.C. saw record breaking crowds
1994 - Gay Games IV took place in New York City
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