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Number of countries protecting core LGBT-rights The following is a timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) history in the 20th century. 1900s 1901 – On 8 June 1901, two women, Marcela Gracia Ibeas and Elisa Sanchez Loriga, attempted to get married in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain). To achieve it Elisa had to adopt a male identity: Mario Sánchez, as listed on the marriage ...
In the mid-20th century, gay men and lesbians began organizing movements to advocate for their rights. As the century went on, bisexual and transgender individuals gained visibility and the GLBT acronym was formed.
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.
Some advocates of free love in the early 20th century, including Russian anarchist and feminist Emma Goldman, also spoke in defense of same-sex love and challenged repressive legislation. An early LGBT movement also began in Germany at the turn of the 20th century, centering on the doctor and writer Magnus Hirschfeld.
CHICAGO — A century ago, Henry Gerber founded America’s first documented gay rights organization in a boardinghouse at 1710 N. Crilly Court in Chicago. It was once part of a complex of ...
The End of Gay: And the Death of Heterosexuality. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 1-56025-611-7. Bullough, Vern L. (2002). Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay and Lesbian Rights in Historical Context. New York, Harrington Park Press, an imprint of The Haworth Press. ISBN 1-56023-193-9. Burleson, William E. (2005).
To start, Pride Month began 54 years ago in June 1970 with Gay Pride Week, a celebration that marked the first anniversary of the violent raid at the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City.
One of the most widely held myths about the fight for LGBTQ equality is that it started at New York City’s Stonewall Inn during the summer of 1969. Eric Cervini, a historian, is trying to change ...