Nov 19, 2009 9:20 PM GMT
http://www.realjock.com/gayforums/718423/
This thread inspired me to compiled this by no means conclusive list.
Feel free to add to it, make mental notes and be grateful to the men and women who paved the way for the progress we've seen and the progress yet to come which is based on their hard fought efforts.
"Thank you".
Stonewall Riots – June 28, 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots
It was named after the gay bar in Greenwich Village in NYC the Stonewall Inn at 51-53 Christopher Street. Noted as the first gay uprising as a revolt against a government that was persecuting the homosexual community. Note the date and the date of most Gay Pride events. This marked the start of the gay rights movement in the U.S. some say around the world.
Mattachine Society
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattachine
One of the first, and longest running of its time, national groups conceived with the goal of creating a community for gay men that were isolated and persecuted by society. Founded by Harry Hay in 1950
Mattachine Review – the national publication for the Mattachine Society
Daughters of Bilitis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_bilitis
The national lesbian counterpart to the Mattachine Society, their Mission early on was geared more towards political activism. Founded in 1955 in San Francisco by Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
The Ladder – the publication of the Daughters of Bilitis
Dell Lyon & Phyllis Martin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon
Del & Phyllis was the first same-sex couple to marry in San Francisco, on June 16, 2008. It was done by Mayor Gavin Newsom after the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages.
Proposition 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prop_8
In November 2008 it overturned the California Supreme Courts ruling that legalized gay marriage.
Dont Ask Dont Tell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_ask,_don%27t_tell
Policy instated by the U.S. military which prohibits openly gay men and women from serving in the military. It basically says, If your gay you can serve… just don’t act like it and we might not persecute you. Then President Bill Clinton approved the policy.
G.R.I.D.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay-related_immune_deficiency
The first proposed name for what is now known as AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS ) because it was seen as a gay plague in 1982. The virus that causes AIDS now known as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiv ) was discovered as the probable cause in 1986.
Matthew Shepard Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard_Act
An expansion on the 1969 national Hate Crime Law which includes hate crimes based on gender, sexual orientation and gender identity and disability. The act was named after the torture and killing of a gay 22 year old named Matthew Shepard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard in 1998 near Laramie Wyoming who was targeted and killed because he was gay.
Sodomy Laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws
Frequently categorizes anal and oral sex with bestiality, rarely enforced on heterosexual couples. Laws vary in the U.S. on a state by state basis.
Johanna Siguroardottir
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hanna_Sigur%C3%B0ard%C3%B3ttir
Elected as Icelands he first female and openly gay Prime Minister in February 2009. This made her the first openly gay head of government in modern times.
Mark Bingham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bingham
He was PR professional, Rugby Player, national hero, my drinking buddy, boss and friend. Mark died in United flight 93 on September 11th, 2001. Mark was a Real Jock before there was a RealJock.
We have the chance to be role models for other gay folks who wanted to play sports, but never felt good enough or strong enough. This is a great opportunity to change a lot of peoples minds, and to reach a group that might never have had to know or hear about gay people. Lets go make some new friends…and win a few games. – Mark Bingham
Harvey Milk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_milk
He was the first openly gay U.S. politician to be elected to public office. On November 27, 1978 he and then mayor of San Francisco George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White. Dan White was given a lenient sentencing due to his infamous Twinkie Defense which caused the White Night Riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Night_riots
Pink Triangle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle
The symbol used by the Nazis to identify men who were sent to concentration camps because they were gay. A symbol of persecution once inverted was turned upright as symbol of pride and perseverance.
1974 -- American Psychiatric Associations votes to remove homosexuality from their list of Mental Illnesses in the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This was due to research done by Alfred Kinsey and Evelyn Hooker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders
2007 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reaffirms their policy on prohibiting men who have sex with men from donating blood despite recommendations from the American Red Cross and the American Association of Blood Banks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_sexual_orientation_and_medicine
This thread inspired me to compiled this by no means conclusive list.
Feel free to add to it, make mental notes and be grateful to the men and women who paved the way for the progress we've seen and the progress yet to come which is based on their hard fought efforts.
"Thank you".
Stonewall Riots – June 28, 1969
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stonewall_riots
It was named after the gay bar in Greenwich Village in NYC the Stonewall Inn at 51-53 Christopher Street. Noted as the first gay uprising as a revolt against a government that was persecuting the homosexual community. Note the date and the date of most Gay Pride events. This marked the start of the gay rights movement in the U.S. some say around the world.
Mattachine Society
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattachine
One of the first, and longest running of its time, national groups conceived with the goal of creating a community for gay men that were isolated and persecuted by society. Founded by Harry Hay in 1950
Mattachine Review – the national publication for the Mattachine Society
Daughters of Bilitis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daughters_of_bilitis
The national lesbian counterpart to the Mattachine Society, their Mission early on was geared more towards political activism. Founded in 1955 in San Francisco by Del Martin & Phyllis Lyon
The Ladder – the publication of the Daughters of Bilitis
Dell Lyon & Phyllis Martin
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon
Del & Phyllis was the first same-sex couple to marry in San Francisco, on June 16, 2008. It was done by Mayor Gavin Newsom after the California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriages.
Proposition 8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prop_8
In November 2008 it overturned the California Supreme Courts ruling that legalized gay marriage.
Dont Ask Dont Tell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_ask,_don%27t_tell
Policy instated by the U.S. military which prohibits openly gay men and women from serving in the military. It basically says, If your gay you can serve… just don’t act like it and we might not persecute you. Then President Bill Clinton approved the policy.
G.R.I.D.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay-related_immune_deficiency
The first proposed name for what is now known as AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS ) because it was seen as a gay plague in 1982. The virus that causes AIDS now known as HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiv ) was discovered as the probable cause in 1986.
Matthew Shepard Act.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard_Act
An expansion on the 1969 national Hate Crime Law which includes hate crimes based on gender, sexual orientation and gender identity and disability. The act was named after the torture and killing of a gay 22 year old named Matthew Shepard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard in 1998 near Laramie Wyoming who was targeted and killed because he was gay.
Sodomy Laws
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodomy_laws
Frequently categorizes anal and oral sex with bestiality, rarely enforced on heterosexual couples. Laws vary in the U.S. on a state by state basis.
Johanna Siguroardottir
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hanna_Sigur%C3%B0ard%C3%B3ttir
Elected as Icelands he first female and openly gay Prime Minister in February 2009. This made her the first openly gay head of government in modern times.
Mark Bingham
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Bingham
He was PR professional, Rugby Player, national hero, my drinking buddy, boss and friend. Mark died in United flight 93 on September 11th, 2001. Mark was a Real Jock before there was a RealJock.
We have the chance to be role models for other gay folks who wanted to play sports, but never felt good enough or strong enough. This is a great opportunity to change a lot of peoples minds, and to reach a group that might never have had to know or hear about gay people. Lets go make some new friends…and win a few games. – Mark Bingham
Harvey Milk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvey_milk
He was the first openly gay U.S. politician to be elected to public office. On November 27, 1978 he and then mayor of San Francisco George Moscone were assassinated by Dan White. Dan White was given a lenient sentencing due to his infamous Twinkie Defense which caused the White Night Riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Night_riots
Pink Triangle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle
The symbol used by the Nazis to identify men who were sent to concentration camps because they were gay. A symbol of persecution once inverted was turned upright as symbol of pride and perseverance.
1974 -- American Psychiatric Associations votes to remove homosexuality from their list of Mental Illnesses in the Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. This was due to research done by Alfred Kinsey and Evelyn Hooker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders
2007 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reaffirms their policy on prohibiting men who have sex with men from donating blood despite recommendations from the American Red Cross and the American Association of Blood Banks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_sexual_orientation_and_medicine
