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[1] The following is the timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) history. Before the Common Era. 9th millennium BCE – 3rd millennium BCE. 101nd century BCE – 50nd century BCE.
This is a timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in the United States.
1962 – Illinois becomes the first state to decriminalize homosexual acts between two consenting adults in private. 1963 – Bayard Rustin, an associate of Martin Luther King, and a gay African American man helped organize the March on Washington that culminated with King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech.
April 27, 1953. President Dwight Eisenhower signs Executive Order 10450, banning homosexuals from working for the federal government or any of its private contractors. The Order lists...
LGBT history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love and sexuality of ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) peoples and cultures around the world.
Jun 28, 2017 · The movement for LGBTQ rights in the United States dates at least as far back as the 1920s, when the first documented gay rights organization was founded. Since then, various groups have...
Mar 16, 2023 · White, male, and Western activists whose groups and theories gained leverage against homophobia did not necessarily represent the range of racial, class, and national identities complicating a broader LGBT agenda. Women were often left out altogether. What is the prehistory of LGBT activism?
