Gay Rights/LGBT Movement by Jaydah Talmadge

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June 27th, 1969

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Stonewall Inn, New York City

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-25 16:20:34 UTC

Homosexuals patronizing the Stonewall Inn spontaneously rebelled against a police raid

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-25 16:27:41 UTC

Karl Heinrich Ulrichs (1825-1895) was the first openly gay person to publicly speak out for homosexual rights.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-25 16:29:30 UTC

Barbara Gittings (1932-2007) devoted her life to advocating and fighting for equal rights for homosexuals.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-25 16:35:07 UTC

Harvey Milk was the first openly gay person to be elected to public office in 1977.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-25 16:36:32 UTC

Magnus Hirschfeld is considered the father of transgenderism. He created the word "transvestite" and advocated for the acceptance of transgender people into normal society his whole life.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-25 16:38:28 UTC

Audre Lorde was a lesbian who wrote poetry that called the unfair treatment of homosexuals to everyone's attention. An award was later created to honor her work in the gay community.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-25 16:43:04 UTC

Bayard Rustin was Martin Luther King Jr's apprentice and a gay rights activist. He was jailed for his activism in 1948 but still stayed true to his goals.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:16:03 UTC

The Society for Human Rights in Chicago was the first gay rights organization

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The Mattachine Society was the first national organization advocating for gay rights

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The Daughters of Bilitis was the first lesbian organization created in the United States

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:21:31 UTC

Homosexuality was illegal for many years up until June 26th, 2015.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:22:25 UTC

After gay marriage was legalized, disputes over gay rights emerged.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:23:44 UTC

Homosexuals were always treated as inferiors but now the laws and bans against the LGBT Community are being lifted.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:26:33 UTC

Gay marriage in the United States was legalized in June of 2015.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:29:01 UTC

2013 brought the single largest granting of rights to gay and lesbian couples.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:30:56 UTC

Acts preventing discrimination against homosexuals in the workplace were created in 2014.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:33:57 UTC

Arnold, Nick. “7 People Who Changed LGBT History - BBC Three.” BBC, BBC, 6 Mar. 2018, www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/1f4c71a6-1359-4241-9f91-7b0a1b5ac9a0.

20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:35:26 UTC

"Gay Rights Movement Launched, June 27, 1969-July 2, 1969." Historic U.S. Events, Gale, 2012. Research in Context

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20jtalmadge — 2019-02-26 16:41:02 UTC

“The Year of Greatest Accomplishments for the LGBT Movement: Best of 2013.” Human Rights Campaign, HRC, www.hrc.org/bestof2013.