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  2. LGBTQ history in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For example, Webster cited First Epistle to the Corinthians VI to define the homosexual context of the term abuser. [16] Another citation is the Book of Genesis 18 to associate the term cry to the Sodom and Gomorrah. [17] One of the first public advocates for gay rights in America was the Presbyterian pastor Carl Schlegel. [18]

  3. Timeline of LGBTQ history in the United States - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. LGBTQ movements in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Society's Statement of Missions and Purpose from 1951 stands out today in the history of the gay liberation movement by identifying two important themes. First, it called for a grassroots movement of gay people to challenge anti-gay discrimination, and second, it recognized the importance of building a gay community.

  5. Get To Know the History Behind 17 LGBTQ+ Pride Flags ... - AOL

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    Pride Month and showing queer Pride has a long history. Almost 55 years ago, members of the queer community protested in New York, standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, in what became known as the ...

  6. It’s Pride Month: Here’s what to know - AOL

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    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.

  7. LGBTQ history makers remembered during Pride Month - AOL

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    Many members of the LGBTQIA community have fought for equal rights, making history along the way. LGBTQ history makers remembered during Pride Month Skip to main content

  8. Pride Month - Wikipedia

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    A 1970s gay liberation protest in Washington, D.C.. The first pride marches were held in four US cities in June 1970, one year after the riots at the Stonewall Inn. [3] The New York City march, promoted as "Christopher Street Liberation Day", alongside the parallel marches in Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco, marked a watershed moment for LGBT rights. [4]

  9. LGBTQ history - Wikipedia

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    In 1908, the first American defense of homosexuality was published. [141] The Intersexes: A History of Similisexualism as a Problem in Social Life, was written by Edward Stevenson under the pseudonym Xavier Mayne. [141] This 600-page defense detailed Classical examples, but also modern literature and the homosexual subcultures of urban life. [141]