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In June 1969, Stonewall's riots in New York attracted attention around the world on the fate of the LGBTQ community. The riots that took place after a police descent at Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City-served as a catalyst for the movement of homosexual rights in the United States and around the world. And 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of these events.

The anniversary is also taking place during the month of LGBT pride, which is celebrated in June to commemorate Stonewall riots. To honor, we have rounded some of the most important historical of the LGBTQ community, the first pro-gay film to the first state of repelling the laws on sodomy. Here is to remember how much we came to what extent we have to go through.

Der Eigene(the clean), Which was published 1896-1932 byAdolf brand From Berlin, Germany, is considered the first gay newspaper in the world, according toOutside magazine. Throughout periodicals nearly 40 years of publication, he focused on subjects such as homosexuality and bisexuality in a number of literary and artistic ways, including poetry, prose, political manifests, and naked photography . Ultimately,Der Eigene Publication ceased due to the pressure of the Nazi regime.

Founded in Berlin, Germany in May 1897,-Humanitarian scientist served as one of the firstLGBT Rights Groups in the world. The organization was created byMagnus Hirschfeld, A Jewish and gender doctor, to give the floor to LGBT people and their campaign against legal persecution. (This is a picture of a plate dedicated to it in Berlin.)

One of the first initiatives of the Committee was a petition for the repeal of subsection 175, an anti-gay part of the legislation in the Imperial Penal Code of Germany, which criminalizes sexual acts between men. While the group finally failed in this mission, it paved the way for similar LGBT organizations around the world. For example, after being inspired by Hirschfeld's stranger work,Henry Gerber created theHuman rights society in Chicago in 1924. He was the first organization of homosexual rights in the United States

September 24, 1951, 25 years oldChristine Jorgensen Has become the first American to undergo a surgery of sex change, to change his gender of a woman to women effectively. Although similar operations had been realized in the past, Jorgensen became one of the first to undergo hormonal treatments as well. When he returned to Copenhagen America, in Denmark, where the operation took place, Jorgensen became an instant celebrity, with the history of his transition making the first page of theNew York Daily News.

Jorgensen used this advertisement found to defend the rights of trans, publishing his autobiography,Christine Jorgensen: a personal biographyIn 1967 and visit the country to talk about his experiences. To date, Jorgensen is always considered one of the greatest in trans-rights movement scouts.

In the first part of the 20th century, a number of laws were adopted in the United States to prevent the LGBTQ community. Some of these immigration laws included legislature that prohibits "people with abnormal sexual instincts" to enter the country (1917) and aexecutive order made byDWIGHT D. EISENHOWER which prohibits homosexuals to reach jobs in government offices (1953). And, of course, there were the laws on sodomy that had been set up in each state for decades, which made a criminal offense engage in homosexual acts.

In 1961, Illinois became the first state to repeal the laws on sodomy and to decriminalize the homosexual contact between adults consenting, according to theCivil Liberties American Union. The rest of the country was slow to take on; The following state will follow a decade later in 1971. Finally, in 2003, the laws on sodomy have been proven unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, which invalidates them in the 14 states where they still existed.

The first pride of March was a commemoration of the first anniversary of the historic Stonewall Riots. Five months after riots, activistsCraig Rodwell,Fred Sargeant,Ellen Brody, andLinda Rhodesmakes a proposal to the Eastern Regional Conference of homophilic organizations that there is an annual march in New York to commemorate the event of the last Saturday of each month of June, according toHistory.com. At the time, it was called the Christopher Street Liberation Day, although the walk was a precursor of what would become laterNYC Pride Mars It still takes place today.

Several LGBT rights organizations, including the Gay Liberation Front and the Alliance of Gay Activists, are met to form this March andThe New York Times Reported that participants took nearly 15 blocks from the city to the initial walk. In the end, it was the demonstration of Christopher Street Liberation Day which paved the way for the pride of the steps around the world.

Released in 1972, this American drama made on television that was created in ABC was the first to offer a friendly representation of homosexuality. Featuring actorsHalbrook andMartin Sheen as a partner of life,That some summer Has been critically acclaimed - although somewhat controversial - and continued to win the Golden Globe for the best television film.

In an interview of 2007 withThe Dallas Voice, Sheen was asked if he had hesitated to accept the role of a gay man in the early 1970s. He noted that he "stole kidnapped banks and children and people murdered" in past roles. And that he could not understand why people thought that "choose to play a gay guy" was "considered a career in the end".

After participating in the Christopher Street Liberation Day in New York in 1972,Jeanne Manford(Who saw the "parents" sign on the picture above), the mother ofMory Manford, a gay man, created Pfrag in 1973. The acronym represents parents and friends of lesbians and gays. According toThe PFLAG websiteShe decided to start the support group because of her work experience, where "many gay and lesbian people ran until ... and begged her to talk to their parents [for them]".

PFLAG is widely accepted as the first support group for LGBTQ community allies. Its creation has inspired similar groups offering "Harvens" and mutual support for parents with gay and lesbian children "throughout the country, according to its website. Since 1973, PFLAG has developed exponentially, with more than 400 chapters existing in various cities across the country. In 2012, Manford was a posthumously allocated the medal of the presidential citizens byPresident Barack Obama.

Although many believe that the first gay title open to gain an American election goes toHarvey's milk, the Californian politician who was murdered in 1978, the honor actually belongs toKathy Kozachenko. It was elected to the Municipal Council in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1974, three years before the milk was elected to the San Francisco Supervisors Council.

In 2015, Kozachenko talked about victory withBloomberg. "I do not think I was brave, because I was in a university town where he was cool to be who I was," she says. "On the other hand, I'm intensified and I did what I felt necessary to be done at the time. Maybe it's all the story, that ordinary people can do something that The other people can then look and feel really good that they did this. "

The first transparent legislation, which was drafted and adopted by the City of Minneapolis in 1975, "discrimination prohibited effectively" on the basis of a self-image not associated with its biological femininity or its biological femininity ", according toNbc.

At the time, the city of Midwestern had become a home of LGBTQIA + activism and was one of the only cities of the country to offer sexual reallocation surgery. Unfortunately, when the order was adopted, it was hardly covered by local or national media. Despite this lack of recognition, Minneapolis has paved the way for other cities to adopt similar measures to protect transgender people. Since then, more than 200 cities and 17 states have adoptedLaws on non-discrimination transgender-inclusive.

Not only didTo roll Make history as the first American woman to go in space in 1983, but she also became the first astronaut in the world, according to theMuseum of National History of Women. Although she was not released at the time, she was revealed after her death in 2012 that driving had been in a 27 year old relationship with her partner,TAM O'Aughnessy.

After the death of driving, his sister,Sheltersent a note on the legacy of his sister to several press organizations. He understood the following quote,NBC: "Sally never hidden his relationship with Tam. They were partners, business partners in Sally Ride Science, they wrote books together and friends very close to Sally, know of course their love for each other . We consider that TAM is a member of our family. "

After 23 years of ordered service as Presbyterian Minister,Reverend Erin SwensenFrom Georgia went from the man to a woman in 1996. After his surgery, the presbytery of Grand Atlanta voted from 186 to 161 to allow Swensen to support his ordination as a minister. The vote rendered him the prime minister openly transgenting a traditional religion to make a gender transition while remaining in the ordered office, according to theLGBTQ religious archive network.

Today, Swensen serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and is an authorized psychotherapist who specializes in the transgender experience for 20 years, according toHis personal website.

In April 1997,Ellen Degeneres, then the star of the ABC SitcomEllen, appeared on thecover ofTime magazine Parallel to the line of coverage "Yep, I am gay." Two weeks later, she made an interview with the new withOPRAH WINFREY toOPRAH WINFREY spectacle. And a few hours after this interview, the character of Dergeneres onEllenis released as gay also in an episode called "the episode of the puppy", according toVanity fair. The episode drew 44 million viewers - and won degeneration a Peabody Award for introducing the emotions of a weird person with a depth and a "revolutionary humor".

On May 17, 2004, the first recognized legallysame-sex marriage In the United States took place betweenMarcia Kadish andTanya mccloskey in Cambridge City Hall of Massachusetts. The ceremony came after the Supreme Court of Massachusetts judged the old ban on the state of same-sex marriage. During this day, 77 other same sex couples are married through the state.

In 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States gave the last word on the equality of marriage when it struck the defense of the marriage law, which stated that marriage should only be considered legally as a trade union. between a man and a woman. Since this historic decision, same-sex marriage has become legal in the 50 states. And for more information on the LGBTQ experience, see these15 sensitating stories that will melt your heart.

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