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1779- Thomas Jefferson purposes a law that would mandate castration for gay men and mutilation of nose cartilage for gay women 1874- The Daughters of Bilitis is formed by a group of lesbians 1924- The Society for Human Rights in Chicago becomes the earliest known gay rights organization 1950- Senator Joesph McCarthy targeted homosexuals. Gays and lesbians were subject to police harassment and were fired from their jobs. 1951- The Mattichine Society is formed by a group of gay men 1965- Dr. Frank Kameny launches the first protest by gays and lesbians 1969- A police raid on the Stonewell gay bar caused riot and is known as the start of the gay rights movement 1970- Jack Baker and James Micheal McConnell apply to be married. They are denied and the case is taken to the Supreme Court. The court refuses to read the case 1977- Harvey Milk was elected to the Board of Supervision in San Fransisco. He was then killed within year by Dan White for being gay. 1993- President Clinton passes the Don't Ask, Don't Tell law stating that gays and lesbians could serve in the army as long as they don't tell or act in any homosexual ways 1996- The U.S. Defense Against Marriage Act signed a law stating that if a gay couple were married in one state, their marriage would not b recognized in any state but that one 2004- Gavin Newsom issues same sex marriage certificates, later they are voided by the government 2009- Iowa, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire allow same sex marriage
 * __Events__**

- was inspired by the African American Civil Rights movement - gay people were getting fired because of being gay (workers rights) - hard core Christians believe that being gay will send you to hell and that it is a sin (the Christian Right)
 * __Connections__**

__Frank Kameny__ (1961)- co- founded the Mattachine Society of Washington. This organization worked hard for gay and lesbian rights. __Craig Rodwell__- opened the first bookshop dedicated to gay and lesbian authors. in 1964, he and several others protested the military from excluding the gay population from serving in the army. in 1969 he proposed the first gay march in New York City. __Gavin Newsom__- Was a heterosexual governor in California and he issued marriage certificates to gay and lesbian couples. the certificates were later voided by the Supreme Court of California. __Troy Perry__- in 1979 he planned the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay rights. __Stephen Donaldson__- first person the fight a discharge from the army for being bisexual. Was involved in the New York bisexual rights movement. __Chaz Bono__- came out as a lesbian and then went through a sex change and is now a spokesperson for the Human RIghts Campaign. He promotes National Coming Out Day. __Aaron Fricke__- after he came out as gay in 1980, he tried to bring is boyfriend to prom. The school wouldn't let him. So he then successfully sued the school __Phil Wilson__- founded that Black AIDS institute. both him and his partner were HIV positive and died from the illness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_rights_activists#United_States_of_America
 * __Involved Pro__**

Christian Coalition of America Culture and Family Institute Americans for Truth - no national leader
 * __Involved Anti__**
 * __Extra Facts__**

- at first there was gay cancer, gay compromise disorder, gay- related immune deficiency, community required immune dysfunction, and then HIV/ AIDS for the different names of the diease - at first the disease was exclusive to gay men - large discrimination to the LGBT community and mainly gay men http://news.change.org/stories/a-history-of-hivaids-and-its-effect-on-lgbt-communities
 * __Gays and AIDS__**