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Jun 28, 2017 · Learn about the history of gay rights in the United States, from the first documented organization in 1924 to the Stonewall Riots in 1969 and beyond. Explore the milestones, challenges and achievements of the LGBTQ+ community in the fight for equality and recognition.
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Jun 3, 2024 · Gay rights movement, civil rights movement that advocates equal rights for LGBTQ persons—that is, for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgender persons, and queer persons—and calls for an end to discrimination against LGBTQ persons in employment, credit, housing, public accommodations, and other areas of life.
The veteran gay rights and gay marriage activist Evan Wolfson has called these claims "historic revisionism". In a July 2, 2011, editorial The New York Times opined, "The Defense of Marriage Act was enacted in 1996 as an election-year wedge issue, signed by President Bill Clinton in one of his worst policy moments."
- December 10, 1924. The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. The society is the first gay rights organization as well as the oldest documented in America.
- 1948. Biologist and sex researcher Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. From his research Kinsey concludes that homosexual behavior is not restricted to people who identify themselves as homosexual and that 37% of men have enjoyed homosexual activities at least once.
- November 11, 1950. In Los Angeles, gay rights activist Harry Hay founds America’s first sustained national gay rights organization. In an attempt to change public perception of homosexuality, the Mattachine Society aims to "eliminate discrimination, derision, prejudice and bigotry," to assimilate homosexuals into mainstream society, and to cultivate the notion of an "ethical homosexual culture."
- December 15, 1950. A Senate report titled "Employment of Homosexuals and Other Sex Perverts in Government" is distributed to members of Congress after the federal government had covertly investigated employees' sexual orientation at the beginning of the Cold War.
Jun 1, 2024 · The rainbow Pride flag, the most enduring symbol of the LGBTQ rights movement, was created by seamster Gilbert Baker nearly half a century ago for the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade in June ...
Jun 4, 2024 · Human Rights Watch advocates for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people worldwide, documenting and exposing abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Learn about the latest news, reports, videos, and commentaries on LGBT issues and challenges.
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gender expression (how you express your gender, for example through your clothing, hair or mannerisms), sex characteristics (for example, your genitals, chromosomes, reproductive organs, or hormone levels.) Amnesty International campaigns to protect and uphold the rights of LGBTI people globally, including their right to life, freedom and safety.
