Infographic: The Gay Rights Movement In America: A Timeline

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Infographic: The Gay Rights Movement In America: A Timeline

The Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision Friday that bans on gay marriage are unconstitutional, concluding decades of hard-fought battles by gay rights activists to grant marriage equality to all. Here is a timeline of milestones in the gay rights movement in the U.S.:1953: President Eisenhower warns nation of growing homosexual-industrial complexJune 28, 1969: Riots break out at Stonewall in Greenwich Village in history’s only example of useful protest against being asked to leave a barDecember 15, 1973: American Psychiatric Association downgrades homosexuality from mental disorder to quirkNovember 27, 1978: Gay rights activist Harvey Milk assassinated, setting the stage for Sean Penn’s Oscar-winning 2008 performanceSeptember 1994: First gay TV character who has personality traits other than being gay scrapped by NBC executivesSeptember 21, 1996-June 26, 2013: Marriage defendedSeptember 21, 1998: Premiere of hit sitcom Will & Grace shows millions ...

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