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06-01-2015, 01:19 PM
Key moments in gay rights history
1785: JEREMY BENTHAM'S ESSAY
Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher, jurist, and economist, and social reformer and was an early advocated for the decriminalization of homosexual acts. In 1785, he wrote an essay advocating for homosexual rights titled "Offences Against One's Self." It was finally published in 1931 and remains a defining work in the gay rights movement.
1950: HARRY HAY'S MATTACHINE SOCIETY
Pictured here, Harry Hay (left), one of the founders of the gay rights movement, brushes the cheek of his partner John Burnside on July 19, 2002, at their home in San Francisco. Hay devoted his life to progressive politics and founded the secret network of support groups for gays known as the Mattachine Society in 1950. Hay was also among the first to argue that gays represented a cultural minority, not just individuals.
1895: OSCAR WILDE TRIAL
Author, playwright, and poet Oscar Wilde was prosecuted in 1895 for "gross indecency" and sentenced to two years hard labor. The trial of a very public Victorian-era person and his candidness during the trial brought the issue of homosexuality to the forefront of society.
1910: EMMA GOLDMAN SPEAKS OUT
Emma Goldman, a Lithuanian-born anarcho-communist known for her feminist anarchist writings and speeches, first started speaking about homosexual rights in 1910. She was one of the first Americans to stand up for gay rights.
1919: MAGNUS HIRSCHFELD'S RESEARCH
In 1919, German doctor Magnus Hirschfeld founded the Institute for Sex Research, a pioneering private research institute and counseling office. He was an advocate for sexual minorities. The Nazis destroyed the comprehensive library in 1933.
1937: THE PINK TRIANGLE
In 1937, the Nazis first started using the pink triangle to identify gay men in the concentration camps. According to historical sources, between 5,000 and 15,000 homosexuals were deported to Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Here, former Nazi concentration camp "pink triangle" deportee French-Czech Rudolf Brazda poses with his book "Pink triangle" on June 1st, 2010 in the French eastern city of Kingersheim. Brazda, 97, .....
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/key-moments-in-gay-rights-history/ss-BBjXpV6
1998: MATTHEW SHEPARD'S DEATH
Matthew Shepard was a gay University of Wyoming student who was found beaten and tortured to death in 1998. His murder brought international attention to hate crime legislation at the state and federal levels. In 2009, Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
2010: 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' OVERTURNED
The Senate voted to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops on Dec. 18, 2010, and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."
2014: LAVERNE COX NOMINATED FOR EMMYIn 2014, actress Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy Award. She was nominated for her role in the TV show "Orange is the New Black."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/key-moments-in-gay-rights-history/ss-BBjXpV6
1785: JEREMY BENTHAM'S ESSAY
Jeremy Bentham was an English philosopher, jurist, and economist, and social reformer and was an early advocated for the decriminalization of homosexual acts. In 1785, he wrote an essay advocating for homosexual rights titled "Offences Against One's Self." It was finally published in 1931 and remains a defining work in the gay rights movement.
1950: HARRY HAY'S MATTACHINE SOCIETY
Pictured here, Harry Hay (left), one of the founders of the gay rights movement, brushes the cheek of his partner John Burnside on July 19, 2002, at their home in San Francisco. Hay devoted his life to progressive politics and founded the secret network of support groups for gays known as the Mattachine Society in 1950. Hay was also among the first to argue that gays represented a cultural minority, not just individuals.
1895: OSCAR WILDE TRIAL
Author, playwright, and poet Oscar Wilde was prosecuted in 1895 for "gross indecency" and sentenced to two years hard labor. The trial of a very public Victorian-era person and his candidness during the trial brought the issue of homosexuality to the forefront of society.
1910: EMMA GOLDMAN SPEAKS OUT
Emma Goldman, a Lithuanian-born anarcho-communist known for her feminist anarchist writings and speeches, first started speaking about homosexual rights in 1910. She was one of the first Americans to stand up for gay rights.
1919: MAGNUS HIRSCHFELD'S RESEARCH
In 1919, German doctor Magnus Hirschfeld founded the Institute for Sex Research, a pioneering private research institute and counseling office. He was an advocate for sexual minorities. The Nazis destroyed the comprehensive library in 1933.
1937: THE PINK TRIANGLE
In 1937, the Nazis first started using the pink triangle to identify gay men in the concentration camps. According to historical sources, between 5,000 and 15,000 homosexuals were deported to Nazi concentration camps during World War II.
Here, former Nazi concentration camp "pink triangle" deportee French-Czech Rudolf Brazda poses with his book "Pink triangle" on June 1st, 2010 in the French eastern city of Kingersheim. Brazda, 97, .....
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/key-moments-in-gay-rights-history/ss-BBjXpV6
1998: MATTHEW SHEPARD'S DEATH
Matthew Shepard was a gay University of Wyoming student who was found beaten and tortured to death in 1998. His murder brought international attention to hate crime legislation at the state and federal levels. In 2009, Barack Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law.
2010: 'DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL' OVERTURNED
The Senate voted to do away with the military's 17-year ban on openly gay troops on Dec. 18, 2010, and sent President Barack Obama legislation to overturn the Clinton-era policy known as "don't ask, don't tell."
2014: LAVERNE COX NOMINATED FOR EMMYIn 2014, actress Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy Award. She was nominated for her role in the TV show "Orange is the New Black."
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/key-moments-in-gay-rights-history/ss-BBjXpV6