Timeline of LGBTQ history in the United States
In , the first gay rights organization is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. We like to think we live in a country with equal rights and freedom for all, sadly that is not the case for everyone. Many different groups of Americans throughout our history have faced discrimination, unfair treatment, and overt actions from those in power to hamper freedom.
LGBTQ Rights Timeline in American History
The gay rights movement was beginning to win victories for legal reform, particularly in western Europe, but perhaps the single defining event of gay activism occurred in the United States. The gay rights movement in the United States has seen huge progress in the last century, and especially the last two decades. Laws prohibiting homosexual activity have been struck down; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer individuals can now serve openly in the military. A brief history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
The Early Gay Rights Movement In , Henry Gerber, a German immigrant, founded in Chicago the Society for Human Rights, the first documented gay rights organization in the United States. This timeline is organized in units that are typically taught in middle school and high school U. History classrooms and is consistent with the people and events listed in the new California History-Social Science Framework History of LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights in America
Society founder Henry Gerber was inspired to create it by the work of German doctor Magnus Hirschfeld and the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee. A few months after being chartered, in , the group ceased to exist in the wake of the arrest of several of the society's members. The original gay-pride flag was hand-dyed by Gilbert Baker. After the November 27, , assassination of openly gay San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk, demand for the rainbow flag greatly increased. 
Timeline of LBGTQ Rights in the U.S.
In , as the civil rights movement won new legislation outlawing racial discrimination, the first gay rights demonstrations took place in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., led by longtime activists Frank Kameny and Barbara Gittings. .
Milestones in the American Gay Rights Movement
– The Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization, was founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago who had emigrated from Germany. The organization ceased to exist after most of its members were arrested. . Gay Rights
The Mattachine Society, the first national gay rights organization, is formed by Harry Hay, considered by many to be the founder of the gay rights movement. The first lesbian-rights organization in the United States, the Daughters of Bilitis, was established in San Francisco in . 
History of the Gay Rights Movement
Henry Gerber founds the Society for Human Rights, the first documented gay rights organization in the United States. The society was chartered by the State of Illinois and published Friendship and Freedom, the first U.S. publication for homosexuals. .