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The Stonewall Inn in the gay village of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, site of the June 28, 1969 Stonewall riots, the cradle of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. [1] [2] [3] This is a timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community in the United States.
Stephen Donaldson (1946–1996), early bisexual LGBT rights activist founder of the first American gay students' organization, [344] first person to fight a discharge from the U.S. military for homosexuality, [327] [345] [346] also an important figure in the modern bisexual rights movement
LGBT Organizations founded: Gay Advice Darlington/Durham was founded by local gay and bisexual men, and has developed into a Charity that works with and for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community of County Durham and Darlington.
LGBTQ history dates back to the first recorded instances of same-sex love, diverse gender identities, and sexualities in ancient civilizations, involving the history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer peoples and cultures around the world. What survives after many centuries of persecution—resulting in shame, suppression, and ...
From the first U.S. Home & Garden. Medicare
LGBTQ history in the United States consists of the contributions and struggles of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, as well as the LGBTQ social movements they have built. [4] [5] Up until the 20th Century, it was uncommon for LGBTQ individuals to live open lives due to persecution and social ostracization.
These quotes from activists, artists, politicians, entertainers, and more emphasize what it means to be an LGBTQ+ person. Some have spoken about the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people past and ...
c. 7,000 BCE –1700 BCE – Among the sexual depictions in Neolithic and Bronze Age drawings and figurines from the Mediterranean area, as one author describes it, a "third sex" human figure having female breasts and male genitals or without distinguishing sex characteristics.