Famous Gay Rights Activists

Harvey Bernard Milk (May 22, 1930 – November 27, 1978) was an American politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, where he was elected to the San Francisco Board of …

Jun 26, 2015 · What a day to make us feel such pride! We’re celebrating the Supreme Court ruling legalizing marriage for all Americans, no matter their gender or sexual orientation. Here are the activists who have helped us get here. LGBT people are still not fully equal under the law, but these 10 amazing

Activists say being revealed as gay can get a person ‘something akin to a lynching mob’ in some parts of the country Court backs decision saying society no longer treats false comments that someone is gay as defamation Could still go to a definitive ruling by the Court of Appeals Falsely calling

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Partners Task Force for Gay & Lesbian Couples: An international resource for same-sex couples, supporting the diverse community of committed gay and lesbian partners through a variety of media, since 1986.

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Now, after the success of those NYC locations, the country’s eighth-largest fast-food chain by sales is set to open its third stand-alone restaurant in the city (not counting the express location at NYU, whose dining services website still reads, “Find their famous chicken sandwich and maybe you’ll see the Chick-fil-A cow!”).

A basket of flowers hangs from the fence where Matthew Shepard was left tied and beaten Photograph: Steve Liss/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty The horrific killing of Matthew Shepard in 1998 is widely seen as one of the worst anti-gay hate crimes in American history. Matthew was beaten by two

List of famous human rights activists with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) social movements are social movements that advocate for the equalized acceptance of LGBT+ people in society. In these movements, LGBT people and their allies have a long history of campaigning for what is now generally called “LGBT rights”, sometimes also called “gay rights” or “gay …