Today in Gay Rights History

Political Movements Topics: Abolitionism - Bolshevism - Civil Rights - Communism - Feminism - Marxism - Socialism - Trotskyism - Women's Suffrage

Historical Events

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1977-06-07 - Anita Bryant leads successful crusade against Miami gay rights law
1998-02-10 - Voters in Maine repeal a gay rights law passed in 1997 becoming the first U.S. state to abandon that law.
1998-03-04 - Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.

Famous Birthdays

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1948-03-04 - Jean O'Leary, American gay and lesbian rights activist and politician (d. 2005)
1948-04-08 - Michael Leshner, Canadian lawyer and gay rights advocate
1960-12-14 - Bob Paris, American bodybuilder and gay rights advocate
1974-07-20 - Kevin Meadows, gay rights activist

Famous Deaths

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1996-06-11 - Kevin Meadows, gay rights activist, dies at 21

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