Refimprove date June 2010 Section OR date March 2009 NOTOC TOC right The following is a timeline of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT related history . 9660 to 5000 BC Mesolithic rock art in Sicily ... Press, 1978, 1995 , pp. 165 170 Fred S. Kleiner, A History of Roman Art Wadsworth, 2007, 2010 ... Plutarch Lives Caesar .html 2 2 3 Cassius Dio , Roman History http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer E Roman ... at Rome amid the rejoicings of the public. ref name augusta elagabalus i 4 Augustan History , Life ... finally abolishes the tax in favor of sampling of the best men. ref Evagrius Ecclesiastical History ... homosexuality. ref David Bromell. Who s Who in Gay and Lesbian History, London, 2000 Ed. Wotherspoon ... throughout its history see 1835 and 1932 . ref name www2.hu berlin.de http www2.hu berlin.de sexology ... through his rectum. Edward II had a history of conflict with the nobility, who repeatedly banished ... Scott 20Gunther 20 20The 20Elastic 20Closet.html The Elastic Closet A History of Homosexuality in France, 1942 present Book about the history of homosexual movements in France sample chapter available ... penalty for sodomy. ref name Fone 19th century Main 19th century in LGBT rights Refimprove section ... 1825 1895 , a pioneer of LGBT rights 1811 Netherlands and Indonesia decriminalizes homosexual acts ... under Article 995 of its new criminal code. 1835 For the first time in history, homosexuality becomes ... belief 2011 oct 07 ottoman empire secular history sharia?newsfeed true location London work The Guardian first Tehmina last Kazi title The Ottoman empire s secular history undermines sharia ... the first American novel about a homosexual relationship. 1871 in LGBT rights 1871 Homosexuality ... acts, having only made them illegal during the Meiji Restoration . 1886 in LGBT rights 1886 In England ... century Main 1900 1949 in LGBT rights 1901 1909 1903 In New York on February 21, 1903, New York City ... of a Scandal Political Cartoons and the Eulenburg Affair in Wilhelmin Germany , Hidden from History ... more details
London date 7 July 2010 ref See also Portal LGBTHistory of human sexuality LGBThistory Hall Carpenter Archives the national archive of LGBThistory List of pre Stonewall LGBT actions in the United States Table of years in LGBT rights Timeline of LGBThistory in Canada Timeline of sexual orientation ...This is a timeline of notable events in the history of the lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender community ... Metropolis, 1918 1957 ISBN 978 0 226 35462 0 Commons category LGBThistory by century LGBT culture yes rights yes LGBT in the United Kingdom Category LGBThistory in the United Kingdom Category British history timelines Category LGBT timelines ..., A Gay History Of Britain, 2007. , Oxford Greenwood World Publishing ref 1727 Charles Hitchen , a London ... . ref A Gay History of Britain, Matt Cook, p. 82 ref 1785 Jeremy Bentham becomes one of the first people to argue for the decriminalisation of sodomy in England. ref Fone, Byrne. Homophobia A History ... History of Britain, Matt Cook, p. 107 ref 1861 The Buggery Act was changed from a Capital Punishment .... ref A Gay History of Britain, Matt Cook, p. 109 ref 1881 A scandal occurred when Corporal John ... ref A Gay History of Britain, Matt Cook, p. 133 ref 1889 The Cleveland Street scandal occurred, when ... implicated in the scandal. ref A Gay History of Britain, Matt Cook, p. 132 ref 1895 Oscar Wilde ... Circus was reserved for homosexuals. ref A Gay History of Britain, Matt Cook, p. 152 ref The section ..., anthologist , and early List of LGBT rights activists gay activist . 1932 No l Coward Sir No l ... began to weed out homosexuals from the British Government ref A Gay History of Britain, Matt Cook, p ... http politics.guardian.co.uk homeaffairs page 0,11026,875944,00.htm Section 28 Timeline , The Guardian ... The Guardian location London date July 3, 2010 ref 1990s 1990 OutRage , an LGBT rights direct ... homeaffairs page 0,11026,875944,00.htm location London work The Guardian title Section 28 timeline ... more details
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This is a timeline of notable events in the history of lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender people in South Africa . dynamic list TOCright 1960s 1966 January The police raid a gay party attended by about 300 people in Forest Town, Gauteng Forest Town , a suburb of Johannesburg. This attracts much public and political attention, leading in 1969 to an extension of the criminalization of male homosexuality. ref Gevisser, pp. 30 36 ref ref West, pp. 23 26 ref 1969 21 May The Immorality Amendment Act, 1969 introduces Section 20A , the infamous men at a party clause, which criminalised all sexual acts committed between men at a party , where party is defined as any occasion where more than two people are present. The amendment also raised the age of consent for male homosexual activity from 16 to 19, although sodomy law sodomy and unnatural act s were already criminal. ref West, p. 25 ref 1970s 1980s 1988 4 March The Immorality Amendment Act, 1988 imposes an age of consent of 19 for lesbian sex, which had previously been unregulated by the law. This was higher than the age of 16 applying to heterosexual sex. 1990s 1994 27 April The Interim Constitution of South Africa Interim Constitution comes into force. It includes a clause explicitly prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, giving LGBT South Africans legal protection for the first time. A National Coalition for Gay and Lesbian Equality v Minister of Justice subsequent court decision in 1998 will establish that the sodomy law crime of sodomy was legally invalid from this date. 1997 4 February The final Constitution of South Africa Constitution comes into force, including the same anti discrimination ... . New York, Plenum Press. ISBN 0306455323. Category LGBT in South Africa Category South African timelines LGBThistory Category LGBT timelines South Africa ... 2010 2011 April 23 Noxolo Nogwaza , LGBT activist, is murdered in KwaThema in what is believed ... more details
Act 1988 c. 9 , section 28. Accessed 1 July 2006 on opsi.gov.uk. ref Ancient history See also Timeline of LGBThistory Among historical figures, some were recorded as having relations with others ... monument in New York City LGBThistory refers to the history of lesbian , gay term gay , bisexuality bisexual , and transgender LGBT peoples and cultures around the world, dating back to the first recorded instances of same sex love and sexuality of Ancient history ancient civilizations . What survives ... name glsen http www.glsen.org cgi bin iowa educator library record 816.html LGBTHistory Month Resources ... GLBT History Month began in the US and has been picked up by other countries. They cover the history of the people, List of LGBT rights by region LGBT rights and related civil rights movements. It is observed ... of the 2005 abolition of Section 28 , which had prohibited schools from discussing LGBT issues or counseling LGBT or questioning sexuality and gender questioning youth. ref http www.statutelaw.gov.uk ... been recorded in almost all cultures across human history. Classical antiquity in Europe Main Homosexuality ... last Vanggaard first Thorkil title Phallos. A Symbol and its History in the Male World publisher New ..., pp216 ref There are also descriptions of lesbians in some history books. It is believed homosexuality ... 136 ref Middle East, South and Central Asia Further LGBT topics and Islam , LGBT topics and Judaism ... people throughout its history, but rather, at least until the twelfth century, had alternately evinced .... ref http www.fordham.edu halsall pwh index bos.html John Boswell page People with a History An Online Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans History Fordham University 1997. Retrieved .... The history of same sex relations between women in medieval and early modern Europe is exceedingly ... as well. ref name Fone Fone, Byrne R. S. 2000 . Homophobia a history. New York Metropolitan Books. ISBN ..., bisexual, trans gender . But since around 2005 the acronym has evolved at times to LGBT, apparently ... more details
LGBTHistory Month is a month long annual observance of lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender history, and the history of the List of LGBT rights by region gay rights and related civil rights movements ... 11. ref name glsen http www.glsen.org cgi bin iowa educator library record 816.html LGBTHistory ... LGBT issues or counselling LGBT or questioning youth. In the United States LGBTHistory Month ... the concept early on. In 1995, the National Education Association indicated support of LGBTHistory Month as well as other history months by resolution at its General Assembly. October was chosen ... people in 1979. LGBTHistory Month is intended to encourage honesty and openness about being lesbian ... Committee soon added Bisexual to the title. It has subsequently become known as LGBTHistory ... will be provided with links to all Icons in that category. In the United Kingdom LGBTHistory ... heterosexist attitudes in society. LGBTHistory Month is intended to be an annual event in the United ... promised funding for LGBTHistory Month for the first two years to help get the event off the ground ... 11500.html accessdate 2009 07 16 ref In Scotland In 2005 and 2006, LGBTHistory Month was celebrated in Scotland as an LGBT community event, receiving support from LGBT community history projects such as Our ... provided funding for a post at LGBT Youth Scotland to bring LGBTHistory Month into the wider community, including schools and youth groups. See also Portal LGBTLGBThistory Category LGBThistory Gay and Lesbian Pride Month June References Reflist External links http lgbthistorymonth.com LGBTHistory Month website US http www.lgbthistorymonth.org.uk LGBTHistory Month website UK http www.queerhistory.org.uk ..., Transgender Historical Society http www.lgbthistoryscotland.org.uk LGBTHistory Scotland website LGBThistory DEFAULTSORT LgbtHistory Month Category LGBThistory Category LGBT events in the United ... school history teacher Rodney Wilson. ref name glsen Among early supporters and members of the first ... more details
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of LGBT people in the history of Russia. The 100 page paper contains the analysis of relevant Russian ... in the whole history of Russia dedicated to the problem of LGBT rights . ref http idahomophobia.org ... of Russia. References reflist LGBT in Russia Europe topic LGBThistory in Asia topic LGBThistory in Use dmy dates date September 2011 Category LGBThistory by country Russia Category LGBT in Russia ...TOC right The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Russia and its historical antecedents ... divorced from any endorsement of LGBT rights. While other nations, most notable ... endorsed both feminism and free love , but never directly dealt with LGBT rights. ref Russia Under ... and non Russian nationalities under Stalin, LGBT themes faced official government censorship, and a uniformly ... moss RGC2.html Russian Gay History ref Post Soviet era On 27 May 1993, homosexual ... on 29 April 1993, ref name RUS33940 neither he nor the parliament had any interest in LGBT rights legislation ref name glbtq No openly LGBT Russian has been elected to the parliament. Citation needed ... to ignore LGBT rights issues or endorse a socially conservative stance in opposition. Citation ... LGBT rights, while the liberal Yabloko supports a human rights platform, but generally avoids taking a public stance on LGBT rights. Citation needed date September 2011 Timeline of Events In 1996, a Russian LGBT human rights organization called Triangle was formed, with several new LGBT themed publications .... ref name milserv In May 2005, LGBT Human Rights Project Gayrussia.ru was founded by Nikolai Alekseev to fight discriminations on the basis of sexual orientation and raise awareness of LGBT issues in Russia ... every year since May 2006. As of July 2009, LGBT Human Rights Project Gayrussia.ru is a transnational organization promoting LGBT Rights in Russia and Belarus. In 2006, Grand Mufti Talgat Tadzhuddin ... ref Russian LGBT network was founded in May 2006. At the current moment July 2009 this is the first ... more details
and disease ecology in gay Seattle. Political Geography. 25 8 , 874. DEFAULTSORT History Of The Lgbt Community In Seattle Category LGBThistory in the United States Seattle Category History of Seattle, Washington LGBT Category Culture of Seattle, Washington Category LGBT in Washington state ... Society which was the first group in Seattle to support LGBT rights gay rights and which published ... PR and work of the Dorian Society. Seattle has quite a vibrant LGBT community. The Capitol ... as LGBT. Citation needed date October 2010 Hate crimes Despite the general atmosphere of tolerance towards the LGBT community in Seattle, there have still been recorded instances of homophobic hate crime s, particularly in Capitol Hill the center of LGBT life in the city and in open public spaces such as Volunteer ... Seattle Times ref LGBT culture Vaudeville The Garden of Allah cabaret Garden of Allah ... has generally become more affirming of LGBT people. More recently, gay bars and clubs have ... bisexual men by 40 over the past year. This caused much blame and discussion within the LGBT media sources. When looking at this history of these health issues Michael Brown notes that the geography ... active in the LGBT community by holding support groups and awareness events such as Gay Bingo. Another ... s gay community has one of the strongest HIV AIDS networks. See also Portal box LGBT Seattle Capitol Hill Seattle gay village Equal Rights Washington LGBT rights in the United States Washington ..., Wash Gay Community Center. Seattle Gay News, Seattle History The Macambo. Seattle Gay News 3624 10 2008 9 Mar 2009 http www.sgn.org sgnnews36 43 page11.cfm Northwest Lesbian and Gay History Museum ... more details
in Illinois civil unions to Illinois . It took effect on June 1. References reflist LGBThistory in the United States DEFAULTSORT LgbtHistory In New York Category LGBThistory in the United States Category LGBT in Illinois Category History of Illinois .... In 1973, Gay Horizons opened up as Chicago s first LGBT community center, changing its name to Horizons ... more details
reflist Europe topic LGBThistory in DEFAULTSORT LgbtHistory In Italy Category History of Italy Category LGBThistory in Italy Category LGBT in Italy ... 2 2 3 Cassius Dio , Roman History http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer E Roman Texts Cassius Dio 43 ... halsall ancient suet nero rolfe.html Ancient History Sourcebook Suetonius De Vita Caesarum Nero ... i 4 Augustan History , Life of Elagabalus http penelope.uchicago.edu Thayer E Roman Texts Historia ... History 3.39 ref 6th century 529 The Christian emperor Justinian I 527 565 made homosexuals ... , which becomes one of Italy s most prominent LGBT rights organizations. 21st century 2000 2004 In 2002 ... more details
. 2010 present References reflist LGBT in the United Kingdom Europe topic LGBThistory in Category LGBThistory in the United Kingdom ... had not been used since 1836 . The penalty became imprisonment from 10 years to life. 1886 in LGBT ... to make lesbianism illegal for the first time in Britain s history fails. ref http business.timesonline.co.uk ... LGBT telephone help line opens, followed one year later by the Brighton Lesbian and Gay Switchboard ... The Knitting Circle Gay Left Collective ref 1981 in LGBT rights 1981 The European ... time in its history. 1984 Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury Chris Smith , newly elected to the UK ... of LGBT rights in the Isle of Man Isle of Man repeals sodomy laws homosexuality still illegal until 1994 . 1993 UK Crown Dependency of LGBT rights in Gibraltar Gibraltar decriminalizes homosexuality. 1994 UK Crown Dependency of LGBT rights in the Isle of Man Isle of Man decriminalizes homosexuality LGBT rights in the United Kingdom UK reduces the age of consent for homosexual men to 18. 1997 ... gay UK member elected to the European Parliament . 21st century 2000 2009 2000 LGBT rights in Scotland Scotland repeals Section 28 Parliament votes to end the ban on openly LGBT people serving in the Armed ... Northern Ireland 2006 Age of consent is equalized and section 28 successfully repealed in the LGBT rights ... more details
to several years imprisonment. Liberal champion The history of LGBT emancipation began in 1836 ..., was the first lesbian member of the Parliament. References reflist Europe topic LGBThistory in Category History of Switzerland Category LGBT in Switzerland History Category LGBThistory by country ... of the same sex was held in various levels of legal contempt. Today, the modern LGBT rights movement ... Europe as the most liberal and attractive city for LGBT people changed abruptly. Police in several ... Karl Meier believed that it would take years for society to call for legal recognition of LGBT people, and that LGBT people could only achieve this by living in an adjusted and normal fashion ... names. Nevertheless, the Der Kreis club, being one of the first LGBT civil rights movements and groups ... of history between the founding of the Freundschafts Banner in 1932 and the SOH is known as the first LGBT movement. 1970s Second, radical LGBT movement Since the 1970s, a second gay and lesbian civil rights movement has formed, which has led to many forms of discrimination against LGBT people being ... about the Stonewall riots by American LGBT people against police brutality filtered through to Europe. This particularly inspired and mobilised young, left wing LGBT people. In 1970, Rosa von Praunheim ... , Basel and Bern. Following the screenings, the LGBT groups in Z rich HAZ , Basel initially called ... and offerings on the commercial scene. The social climate changed significantly in favour of LGBT people .... However, the police still maintained their register of LGBT people. In 1975, gays marched with a banner on the May 1st May Day rally in Basel, the first time LGBT people had drawn attention ... Platzspitz to commemorate the Stonewall riots. Christopher Street Day is the name for LGBT Pride ... of the files. From 1979 to 1982, annual national CSD LGBT pride rallies were organised ... bourgeois. Some wanted to fight against any State discrimination, not just against LGBT people ... more details
to impose better conditions for LGBT students in public schools. References reflist LGBThistory in the United States LGBT in the United States North America topic LGBThistory in Category LGBThistory in the United States ... by the states to felonies worthy of life sentences to imprisonment at maximum. However, LGBT persons were present throughout the post independence history of the country, with gay men having served ... title The Suppression of Lesbian and Gay History last Norton first Rictor date 12 February 2005 accessdate ... Vern date 17 April 2005 publisher History News Network accessdate ref Serving as an enlisted man in occupied ... and Freedom . Meanwhile, during the 1920s, LGBT persons found employment as entertainers or entertainment ... news programs aired List of pre Stonewall American television episodes with LGBT themes episodes ... is that for the first time a large group of LGBT Americans who had previously had little or no involvement ... frustration of LGBT people, and the adoption of the socialistic philosophies that were being propagated ... LGBT rights movement in the United States, social conservative opposition to the legal legitimization or recognition of LGBT people. Efforts to recriminalize same sex sexual relations and strip LGBT inclusive human rights ordinances and laws from the books in various jurisdictions became ... legal manner. 21st century 2000 2008 The 21st century became an increasingly important time for LGBT ... nuanced federal policy to LGBT citizens. Obama advocated for the repeal of DADT, which was Don ... Act of 2010 was also the first major hate crimes legislation in federal legislation history ... paid to the rise of suicides and the lack of self esteem by LGBT children and teenagers due to homophobic ... more details
reflist Europe topic LGBThistory in LGBT in the Netherlands Category LGBThistory in the Netherlands ...The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the Netherlands has reflected the shades of tolerance or rigidity which were utilized by the rulers of the country at various periods in its history. Since World War II, the movement for LGBT rights has been galvanized by both events abroad and increasing liberalization domestically. 18th and 19th century Sodomy was a capital crime and a crackdown on sodomy was started in 1730, during which hundreds of people were executed for homosexuality. Homosexual relations between consenting adults in private were first legalized in 1811 when France invaded and installed the Napoleonic Code . After the Dutch received independence in 1813 no new sodomy law was enacted. 20th century 1900 1939 In 1911 the ruling Christian based political parties enacted article 248bis that raised the age of consent for homosexuality to 21, while the age of consent for heterosexuality remained at 16. Along with the unequal age of consent were various laws against public indecency that were often used against gay men. In response to this new law, a Dutch ... was introduced into Dutch law. The Dutch LGBT rights movement was revived in 1945 when the COC Nederland ... lifted its ban on homosexuals. More Dutch LGBT people started to come out , gay publications such as Gay ... started to support LGBT rights as part of an overall support of social Toleration tolerance and liberalism . The AIDS HIV pandemic prompted most Dutch LGBT people to change their sexual habits to practice ... and physical attacks on LGBT people tend to come from the socially conservative leadership of the Muslim ... and all oppose discrimination against LGBT people. ref http www.gay.nl article 10320 Rouvoet wil refoCOC ... Roman Catholic Church . As a result, many Antillians and Arubans do not support LGBT rights ... sex marriages. In 2006 the Dutch government acted to deport several Iranian LGBT immigrants who claimed ... more details
prose date August 2010 refimprove date August 2010 TOCright The history of LGBT residents in California , while very likely spanning centuries prior to the 20th, has become increasingly visible alongside the growth in numbers of openness about LGBT identities paralleling the reduction of political or criminal repercussions against non heterosexual interactions and identities. In spite of the strong development of early gay village s in the state, pro LGBT activists in California campaigned against ... Education Act , which makes California the first state in the Union to enforce the teaching of LGBThistory and social sciences in the public school curriculum and prohibits educational discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. References reflist LGBT in California LGBThistory in the United States Category LGBThistory in California ... of services for LGBT people in the state. In 1947, Vice Versa , the first North American LGBT publication, was first written and self published by Lisa Ben in Los Angeles. However, the first ... 1961. The first LGBT business association, the Tavern Guild , was established in 1962. 1965 1969 In 1965, Jos Sarria established the Imperial Court System , which is now one of the largest LGBT ... States history, preceding the more famous 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City by three years. In 1967 ... major entries of LGBT residents into political and cultural participation in the state. 1970 1974 In 1970, the first LGBT Pride Parade was held in Los Angeles, and the first Gay in held in San ... of LGBT rights in the state. 1975 1979 In 1975, a consenting adults law was passed in California ... Francisco. 1980s 1982 Laguna Beach, CA elects the first openly gay mayor in United States history ... saw the incremental expansion of civil rights for LGBT individuals, but same sex couples rights became ... for constitutional finality. In 1994, Sheila Kuehl became the first openly LGBT member of the California ... more details
accessdate November 5, 2010 ref References reflist 2 LGBTScandinavia Europe topic LGBThistory in Category LGBThistory by country Finland Category History of Finland Category LGBT in Finland ...TOCright Timeline of the legislation 1894 Homosexuality is criminalized in the new Criminal Code of Finland Criminal Code and punishable by a maximum of two years in prison . ref name SETAhistory cite web author Seksuaalinen tasavertaisuus ry title Milestones Finnish LGBTHistory in a Nutshell date url http www.seta.fi index.php?k 16474&hakustr historia a 16474 accessdate July 21, 2010 language Finnish authorlink SETA ref 1971 Homosexuality is decriminalized, but promotion of it remains illegal. ref name SETAhistory 1981 Homosexuality is removed from the illness classification list. ref name SETAhistory 1995 Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is prohibited in the Criminal Code. ref name SETAhistory 1999 The Criminal Code is revised, ruling that there is no longer any age of consent difference between sexual acts performed by heterosexuals and those performed by homosexuals. The prohibition of promotion of homosexuality is removed. ref name FinnishCriminalCode cite web author Finlex, database of Finnish Acts and Decrees title The Criminal Code of Finland url http www.finlex.fi ... for LGBT rights A December 2006 European Union EU poll put Finnish support for same sex marriage at 45 ... June 22, 2011 ref LGBT rights related events in the 2000s File Helsinki Pride 2007.jpg thumb 150px Helsinki Pride 2007 Dismissal of editor in chief Johanna Korhonen LGBT rights in Finnish worklife ... Helsinki Pride week organized by HeSeta, Helsinki branch of Finnish LGBT rights organization SETA ... branch of Finnish LGBT rights organization SETA organization SETA , was attacked when its windows ... and, later on in the program, LGBT rights in general. The following day, over 2,000 people left ... debate kept the LGBT issues in general in public discussion and on November 3, 2010, numerous celebrities ... more details
TOCright This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in Spain. prior to 1600 4th century 305 306 Council of Elvira now Granada , Spain . This council was representative of the Western European Church and among other things, it barred pederasts the right to Communion. 589 The Visigoths Visigothic kingdom in Spain , is converted from Arianism to Catholicism . This conversion leads to a revision of the law to conform to those of Catholic countries. These revisions include provisions for the persecution of gays and Jews . ref http libro.uca.edu vcode vg3 5.htm Visigothic Code 3.5.5, 3.5.6 The doctrine of the orthodox faith requires us to place our censure upon vicious practices, and to restrain those who are addicted to carnal offences. For we counsel well for the benefit of our people and our country, when we take measures to utterly extirpate the crimes of wicked men, and put an end to the evil deeds of vice. For this reason we shall attempt to abolish the horrible crime of sodomy, which is as contrary to Divine precept as it is to chastity. And although the authority of the Holy Scriptures , and the censure of earthly laws, alike, prohibit offences of this kind, it is nevertheless necessary to condemn them by a new decree lest if timely correction be deferred, still greater vices may arise. Therefore, we establish by this law, that if any man whosoever, of any age, or race, whether he belongs to the clergy, or to the laity, should be convicted ... LGBT sporting event Eurogames . 2009 Zero ends publication due to financial difficulties. References reflist Europe topic LGBThistory in DEFAULTSORT LgbtHistory In Spain Category History of Spain Category LGBThistory in Spain Category LGBT in Spain ... the first openly LGBT member of a Regional Parliament in Spain Parliament of Catalonia that of Catalonia ... capital to celebrate Spain as the country with the most developed LGBT rights in the world. Independent ... more details
reflist LGBT in New York LGBThistory in the United States DEFAULTSORT LgbtHistory In New York Category LGBThistory in the United States Category LGBT in New York Category History of New York ...TOCright New York, a state in the Northeastern region of the United States, possesses a long history ... or sins of carnal nature was illegal for most of the history of New York from its days as a Dutch ... such relations were legalized by judicial action in 1981. Activism for the rights of LGBT people ... and 1960s, although LGBT activism was propelled into a watershed moment in the 1969 Stonewall riots .... Various organizations were established for LGBT people to advocate for rights and provide human services, the impact of which was increasingly felt at state level. The most recent culmination of LGBT ... to eliminate the 5 year minimum. The first reported sodomy case in the state s history, Lambertson ... In 1950, New York made legal history when it became the first state in the Union to reduce sodomy to a misdemeanor, with a maximum penalty of six months in prison. Nevertheless, anti LGBT policies ... in Greenwich Village. This resulted in the LGBT rights opposition anti gay accommodation rules of the New ... LGBT tourist presence in the resort and adjacent hamlet Cherry Grove, New York in the decades ..., Gaysweek existed as the first openly LGBT weekly newspaper in New York. At the time, it was only one of three weekly LGBT publications in the world, and the first to be owned by an African American. Late ... States during the 1980s and made life hard once again for LGBT people. 1980 1989 The New York ... cases of the disease from around the world in the decades ahead. Among other LGBT communities, the New York LGBT community was hit especially hard by the epidemic, with many dying due to transmission .... It was the largest demonstration against a religious organization in U.S. history. 1990 1999 In 1990, Deborah Glick became the first openly LGBT member of the State House of Representatives. New ... more details
homossexual.html ref References reflist Brazilian LGBT topics South America topic LGBThistory in Category LGBT in Brazil Category LGBThistory by country Brazil Category History of Brazil ... pt icon ref 2008 National LGBT Conference was held. The event, the first in the world to be organized ... of LGBT people s rights. ref http conferenciaglbtba.wordpress.com 2008 National LGBT Conference en ... more details
National Assembly . References reflist LGBT in France Europe topic LGBThistory in Category LGBThistory in France ... of consent CUARH leads the first pride parade in French history in Paris. 1985 France prohibits ... amounts of debt, and replaced with Inter LGBT . 21st century 2001 Bertrand Delano becomes first ... more details
LGBT in Ireland Europe topic LGBThistory in Category LGBThistory in Ireland ...The history of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Ireland Pre 20th century The Pirate Queen Ireland s legendary Pirate Queen ref cite web title official website of Ireland s Pirate Queen Grace O Malley url http www.graceomalley.com date work publisher Anne Chambers accessdate 27 July 2009 ref was Gr inne Mhaoil otherwise known as Gr inne O Malley from Clew Bay , County Mayo was born in the 16th century. It has been speculated that she may have been bisexual. O Malley engaged in revolutionary activity against the English crown. Her castle at Clare Island was attacked by an expedition from Galway intended to get rid of her. However, they were put to flight and barely escaped. Later O Malley was captured, but released some time afterward. O Malley refused to bow before Queen Elizabeth I and would not recognise Elizabeth I as the Queen of Ireland. The well known song, Or S do Bheatha Bhaile was composed in memory of her. Citation needed date July 2008 Writers and patriots Ireland and Dublin in particular have always been regarded as the home of some of the greatest gay and lesbian writers in the English speaking world, some of whom are Oscar Wilde , Eva Selina Gore Booth , Elizabeth Bowen , Kate O Brien , Ladies of Llangollen and Somerville and Ross . Indeed many of the patriots who fought for Irish independence were LGBT also such as Roger Casement . Post independence A queer nation once again After independence, Ireland became a very insular society Citation needed date July 2008 , dominated by the Catholic Church and was conservative, however in the midst of this, there was an acceptance of homosexuality of those within the acting profession such as Miche l MacLiamm ir . It was widely accepted that Miche l MacLiamm ir was gay, and that his long time life partner was Hilton Edwards . MacL amm ir would even appear on Irish Television TV in the fifties and sixties ... more details
as a defacto chronicle of Singapore gay issues and history as they unfolded. LGBT s could visit ... Asia topic LGBThistory in SingaporeLGBTTopics Homosexuality around the world Category LGBThistory ...Refimprove date March 2008 Pre Colonial period up to 1819 Relatively little is known about Early history of Singapore pre colonial Singapore , let alone the history of homosexuality during this period. Nonetheless, it can reasonably be assumed that ideas and practices relating to sexual minorities were similar to other contemporary and nearby Malay people Malay societies. As with all pre modern societies, traditional Malay culture did not contain the idea or the figure of the modern gay individual. However, Malay society did acknowledge the reality and existence of alternatives to heterosexual practices. Third gender or transgender individuals, who are called mak nyah , were socially recognised, tolerated and even incorporated into community life. They occupied a stable, albeit arguably marginalised position within society. The mak nyah are similar in many ways to the Hijra South Asia hijra in India or the fa afafine or Mahu in Polynesia. Unfortunately, there is limited scholarly knowledge about homosexuality in traditional Malay culture. Colonial period 1819 1948 Population Growth & Urbanisation From the establishment of British rule in 1819 to the eve of World War II, Singapore s population grew rapidly from a small village of a few hundred to a large city of nearly a million. This growth ... . One of the most important LGBT events of the decade took place in 1996 when People Like Us submitted ... www.todayonline.com articles 89636.asp . See also Portal box LGBT Singapore Homosexuality in Singapore Timeline of LGBThistory References Reflist External links An archive of Dr. Russell Heng s paper on Singapore gay history from the 1960s to 1998, published in the Journal of Homosexuality Vol. 40 ... by Alex Au on the importance of documenting and organising often all too ephemeral gay history ... more details
LGBThistory in Category History of Germany Category LGBThistory of Germany Category LGBT in Germany ... Germany , Hidden from History Reclaiming the Gay & Lesbian Past 1990 , Duberman, et al., eds ... in West Germany . 1970 1999 1974 General Gay Association , the second openly LGBT rights organization in German history, is established. 1985 Herbert Rusche becomes the first openly gay member of the Bundestag ... more details
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