American LGBT Milestones

March 27, 1974 - Mame is released

1978: California voters reject the Briggs Amendment (Prop 6), which would have made it illegal for gay people to teach school

Also 1978: Harvey Milk and SF Mayor George Moscone assassinated

2022: The GQP’s attempt to exploit a moral panic about “grooming” fails miserably at the ballot box, except in Florida

Don't forget the insidious George Crile's take on gays on CBS Reports in 1980 -- 1980! -- which basically said gays were sick people who needed either our help, or needed to be eradicated.

And Crile was basically a liberal. This meant that as late as the 1980s the mainstream media still found homosexuality deviant and reported on it as such.

1995: The Data Lounge goes online.

OP seems unaware that the history of LGBT people and communities (Don't quibble in the latter term, please.) and their oppression extend back in American history than 1950.

With "milestones."

I think you mean American Gay & Lesbian milestones, OP. The B and (especially) the T have nothing to do with those milestones.

So, r5, why don't you do what the OP asked and add some dates yourself?

r4 wins. A glaring and unforgivable omission, OP.

[quote]1950: Homosexuals classified as perverts

[quote]1952: APA classifies homosexuality as a sociopathic personality disturbance

These are coming back.

Rather, are back.

R7, because the OP failed in her post. And your playing Karen doesn't add to anything except the record of your pussy stinking here.

Don't we have enough twats here, of whatever clit size?

These are same sex milestones. Not “LGBT”

Exactly. Where's the mention of Caitlyn's Vogue cover or Woman of the Year award? Or of Marsha throwing the first brick?

June 1982 Evil Under The Sun starring Nicholas Clay's Big arse is released

Speaking of CBS, don't forget the infamous Mike Wallace docu The Homosexuals from 1967. Clearly the network hadn't changed its views even by 1980.

1997 - Ellen comes out on the cover of Time and her character comes out on the show

Boys Beware.

2012 - PrEP approved by FDA

1977–Billy Crystal’s Jody Dallas becomes the first major gay character on a Tv show.

1996 - meds to convert AIDS to a chronic disease from a death sentence become available

2022: bisexual lesbian porn

2026- SCOTUS Overturns Obergefell and allows states to determine legality of gay marriage

R21, OMG! that's utterly nasty

1951: Hostess pants introduced

R14, hahahaha! That really does seem to be a big moment that brought so many gays together!

1973 America meets Lance Loud.

1993 America meets Pedro Zamora

2013 America meets Edie Windsor

I'm not American, but should Prop 8 be in there somewhere? That seemed to be a huge thing, we were always hearing about it over the pond.

Tammy Baldwin becoming the first openly gay Senator. Call me a Mary but I cried when she was elected

Jared Polis elected the first openly gay governor

October 14 1977 - Anita Bryant gets hit in the face with a pie

1981: Martina Navratilova, one of the most famous athletes in the world, comes out at the height of her career.

1985: Rock Hudson dies of AIDS-related complications, becoming the most high-profile victim of the disease.

[quote]October 14 1977 - Anita Bryant gets hit in the face with a pie

At least it was a fruit pie.

She said at least it wasn’t a fruit pie (it looked like a creampie to me)

Sorry, r32. I didn’t remember that but I thought it looked strange after I hit post.

Thanks, hon.

the gays react

1970 - First Gay Pride parade.

1998: VH1 Divas Live premières.

1972 - "That Certain Summer," a TV movie about a teenager coming to terms with his father's homosexuality, premiers on ABC

Ed.wyn Mon.tan.lez Jr. is repeatedly stabbed in the face. The body hacked to pieces. Celebrations spontaneously erupt.

1994 — Tom Hanks wins Oscar for Philadelphia

1995 - Showgirls is released

These are gay milestones, not "LGBT".

G : LGBT :: England : UK

R41, actually, many apply to all LGBT

shangela on dancing with the stars

January 1, 1978: Confirmed Bachelor and AIDS Denier Ed Koch sworn in as Mayor of New York.

Dave Kopay, a professional running back in the NFL from 1964-1972, comes as as gay in 1975.

In 1977, he writes the bestselling book The Dave Kopay Story.

I meant to include that he was the first athlete to come out.

October 14, 1977, Anita Bryant gets a pie in the face.

Pete won Iowa caucus.

Op, your posted timeline wore me out. We've come a long way, baby!

OP- 2022: The Sad Life Of A Datalounger

DLers are the best. Especially the one's who aren't pretentious.

1957 — Gays collaborate, create and produce West Side Story

1981 — “Dynasty” is the first prime time drama series to feature a homosexual main character

2000 — “Dawson’s Creek” is the first teen show to feature a gay male kiss

1962 - private consensual sexual activity between same-sex couples was decriminalized in Illinois.

R48, meet r29.

I like your list, OP. I would add in—

c2017; certain transvestites claim they have changed sex merely by claiming so.