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Thomas Juricks

Stephen Williams

Michael Green

John Henry Scott

Lynching timeline.  


1924

Henry Gerber founds the Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the United States. Published the earliest-documented homosexual periodical, Friendship and Freedom.




1951

The Mattachine Society, the first national gay rights organization in the U.S. is formed.

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1952

The American Psychiatric Association lists homosexuality as a sociopathic personality disturbance.




1953

President Dwight Eisenhower signs Executive Order 10450, banning homosexuals from working for the federal government or any of its private contractors. Part of the “Lavender Scare”, a concerted effort to drive LGBTQ+ people out of government and public life, strongly influenced by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

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1955

The Daughters of Bilitis, the first national lesbian rights organization, is formed.




1962

Illinois becomes the first U.S. state to decriminalize homosexuality.

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1966

Compton’s Cafeteria Riot




1969

Stonewall Uprising

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1973

The American Psychological Association (APA) stops recognizing homosexuality as a mental disorder.




1974 (closed in 2010)

Lambda Rising, first LGBT bookstore in Washington DC, opens.

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1987

AIDS Memorial Quilt laid on National Mall first time.




1990

ACT UP protests at the National Institute of Health for equitable medication and healthcare.

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2001

Maryland passes Antidiscrimination Act of 2001, granting protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation.




2011

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is overturned.

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2013

Same-sex marriage is legalized in Maryland.




2013

“Gender Identity Disorder” is renamed to the less stigmatizing “Gender Dysphoria” with the release of the DSM-5.

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2014

Maryland passes the Fairness for All Marylanders Act (2014), expanding Maryland’s antidiscrimination laws to include protections for gender identity and expression.




2015

Maryland General Assembly passes law allowing ID changes consistent with gender identity.

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2015

Supreme Court guarantees marriage equality nationwide.




2016

President Obama designates Stonewall National Monument.

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2017

Moonlight wins Oscar for Best Picture.




2018

Conversion Therapy on minors is banned in Maryland.

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June 29, 2019

Inaugural Annapolis Pride Parade and festival held on June 29.




2020

National and state legislation passes for inclusive genders on state IDs (NH), banning conversion therapy for minors (VA), banning "gay panic" defenses (WA), extension of federal job protection (Supreme Court), and same-sex marriage protection (NV).

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January 20, 2021

President Joe Biden signs an executive order hours after Inauguration to expand protection from discrimination on the basis of sex to include sexuality, gender identity, and sex stereotypes.




January 25, 2021

President Joe Biden signs an executive order ending the ban on service of transgender people in the military.

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