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The LGBTIQ+ Movement, LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual,…
The LGBTIQ+ Movement
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LGBTI rights
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By embracing LGBTI people and understanding their identities, we can learn how to remove many of the limitations imposed by gender stereotypes
LGBTI people, especially transgender and gender non-conforming people, are often at risk of economic and social exclusion.
Pride
movement of celebration of people who are marginalized by strict definitions of what it means to be a man or a woman.
On June 12, 2016, the popular gay dance club Pulse in Orlando was the site of a mass shooting by one assailant. With at least 49 dead and another 50 injured, this hate crime is being called the worst mass shooting in U.S. history
moment for LGBTI people to show that they are out and proud to be who they are. Pride celebrates the LGBTI movement in all its diversity, and amplifies the call to respect and protect LGBTI rights.
Important dates
1924 - The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. It is the first documented gay rights organization.
April 27, 1953 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order that bans homosexuals from working for the federal government, saying they are a security risk.
1973 - Lambda Legal becomes the first legal organization established to fight for the equal rights of gays and lesbians.
October 14, 1979 - The first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights takes place. It draws an estimated 75,000 to 125,000 individuals marching for LGBTQ rights.
March 2, 1982 - Wisconsin becomes the first state to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation.
December 3, 1996 - Hawaii the first state to recognize that gay and lesbian couples are entitled to the same privileges as heterosexual married couples.
May 17, 2004 - The first legal same-sex marriage in the United States takes place in Massachusetts.
May 9, 2012 - In an ABC interview, Obama becomes the first sitting US president to publicly support the freedom for LGBTQ couples to marry.
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LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, e intersex, asexual groups and more
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