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William769

(55,147 posts)
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:28 PM Jul 2012

20 gay rights milestones


June 28, 1969

The Stonewall riots kick off after a police raid in the early morning at the popular gay bar the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in New York City. The three days of violent demonstrations marked a major turning point in the modern gay rights movement.



Dec. 15, 1973

The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its official list of mental illnesses.



Nov. 27, 1978

Harvey Milk, an openly gay politician elected one year earlier to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, is assassinated in City Hall by former city supervisor Dan White. Mayor George Moscone is also slain. White served only five years in prison.



The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights takes place in Washington and draws more than 75,000 people demanding equal civil rights.

http://www.politico.com/gallery/2012/05/20-gay-rights-milestones/000130-001551.html


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20 gay rights milestones (Original Post) William769 Jul 2012 OP
Damn! I was hoping for an original post. longship Jul 2012 #1
Sometimes we all need a helping hand. William769 Jul 2012 #2
A sad DU reality. longship Jul 2012 #3
I like your style. William769 Jul 2012 #4
Thanks longship Jul 2012 #5

longship

(40,416 posts)
1. Damn! I was hoping for an original post.
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:44 PM
Jul 2012

Certainly, a good link. I was hoping it might be something from you.

Good show, either way.

William769

(55,147 posts)
2. Sometimes we all need a helping hand.
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 05:55 PM
Jul 2012

I will try to do better next time.

P.S. My original posts seem to sink pretty fast, but I try.

longship

(40,416 posts)
3. A sad DU reality.
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 06:26 PM
Jul 2012

Most of mine do, too.

Maybe it's my Aspergers or the dementia or, on occasion, the martinis.

The LGBT forum is nearly always good. Much less chair throwing and defenestrations than many other DU forums. Not that I eschew controversy; I just prefer respectful discussion and prefer that nobody get thrown through a window, with forgiveness given to John Wayne flicks.

Keep on keeping on.

longship

(40,416 posts)
5. Thanks
Mon Jul 30, 2012, 07:35 PM
Jul 2012

If only the religion forum was as respectful. I am working on that. Already have one on ignore -- after nearly a decade here, my first. If only atheists learned from the LGBT community.

Pshaw! Whatta ya gonna do?

LGBT is winning. I am not so sure about the seculars. The extent to which a group fights within; they cannot possibly win without.

LGBT is schooling the world, just like MLK did. Near flawless long term strategy.

Kudos to everybody. And everybody benefits. It's the lesson that too many forget. Myopia is a terminal human condition.

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