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Facts

Also Known As gay liberation movement ā€¢ homosexual rights movement

Did You Know?

  • Until 2011, the U.S. banned openly gay individuals from serving in the military.
  • In 2015, the U.S. legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
  • The American Psychiatric Association classified homosexuality as a mental disorder until 1973.

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Participants hold and carry a large rainbow flag during a crowded gay pride parade in Thessaloniki, Greece, with people celebrating along the street.
Infographic displaying a variety of LGBTQ+ pride flags, grouped by category. The top section features rainbow-based LGBTQ+ flags, including the original rainbow, Philadelphia, and Progress pride flags. The middle section shows gender pride flags such as transgender, nonbinary, genderfluid, genderqueer, intersex, and agender, each with distinct color patterns. The bottom section presents sexual orientation flags, including bisexual, polysexual, pansexual, lesbian, gay (male), asexual, and aromant
Infographic showing a timeline of LGBTQ+ pride flags from 1978 to 2019, with each flag's design, year of introduction, and creator's name branching from a central rainbow ribbon on a black background.
Stonewall Inn
Large crowds line the banks and fill boats in an Amsterdam canal for the 2008 Gay Pride Canal Parade, with people celebrating amid colorful decorations and a church tower in the distance.
Participants at the Gay Fest Parade in Bucharest hold large rainbow pride flags, with a crowd of people and city buildings in the background.
Gay rights movement: demonstration
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Lori Lightfoot speaks at a podium with the City of Chicago seal, addressing guests after being sworn in as Mayor of Chicago, with people seated in the background.
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The Stonewall Inn's exterior at night, featuring a red neon sign reading "The Stonewall Inn" in the window, with string lights and posters visible inside.
Rainbow pride flags against a blue sky.
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