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in the 1920's lesbian and gay communities began to establish

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In 1923, a 31 year old man named Henry Gerber began a pioneering effort to better position gay men in the U.S. society

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1924 gay rights organization was created by Gerber and his allies

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in 1925 Gerbers organization was raided and gerber and his allies were jailed, while raiding it the police destroyed all papers, this made people unaware of Gerber ever being an activist therefore people didnt know that he got arrested and raided for being gay

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1925 parisex wrote In Defense of Homosexuality he was able to tell his story to show people how unfir they were treated

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In the late 1940s-50s, the federal government took measures into discovering and firing lesbian and gay men who held government jobs. -Emily Y

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In 1950, an organization called the Mattachine Society was founded in Los Angeles. In San Francisco, years later, a group of women founded the Daughter of Bilitis (DOB.) -Emily Y

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1952 A new homophile organization called Marrachine Society began publishing.

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President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued an executive order that prohibited the employment of known homosexuals by the federal government.
-Emily Y

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These early times were a period of fear and prosecution for many LGBTQ+ people. -Emily Y

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Illinois repeals its sodomy laws, becoming the first U.S. state to decriminalize homosexuality.-Brianna D

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1963 a full account of Gerbers work appeared in the mazine finally he could get what he deserved and people would know why he got arrested

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The Stonewall riots- Brianna D

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The American Psychiatric Association stated homosexuality was no longer considered a mental illness or sickness. -Brianna D

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Humans Rights Campaign (NRC) was founded. It is the largest LGBTQ+ organization in the US. - Caiden Nunes

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in 1990´s The Gerber-Hart library was established inn Chicago

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Gay marriage legalized in all 50 US states. - Caiden Nunes