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Facts

Also Known As gay liberation movement • homosexual rights movement

Did You Know?

  • Until 2011, the U.S. banned openly gay individuals from serving in the military.
  • In 2015, the U.S. legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
  • The American Psychiatric Association classified homosexuality as a mental disorder until 1973.

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Gay Pride
A Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride Flags
LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Timeline
Stonewall Inn
Gay Pride: Amsterdam, 2008
Gay Pride: Romania, 2009
Gay rights movement: demonstration
Harvey Milk
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
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Harry Hay
Harry Hay
American activist
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José Sarria
American drag performer and activist
Dan Savage
Dan Savage
American writer
Sylvia Rivera
Sylvia Rivera
American activist
Harvey Milk
Harvey Milk
American politician and activist
Troy Perry
Troy Perry
American religious leader and activist
Andrea Dworkin
American activist and author

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