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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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    The Society for Human Rights was an American gay-rights organization established in Chicago in 1924. Society founder Henry Gerber was inspired to create it by the work of German doctor Magnus Hirschfeld and the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee and by the organisation Bund für Menschenrecht by Friedrich Radszuweit and Karl Schulz in Berlin.

  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. LGBTQ history - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  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. June is Pride Month: A timeline of LGBTQ+ history in Texas - AOL

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    The same year, President Clinton declared June "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" and again in 2000. President Obama continued this in 2009, and President Biden proclaimed it as "LGBTQ Pride Month" in ...

  9. 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]