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Also Known As gay liberation movement • 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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Stonewall Inn
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Gay Pride: Romania, 2009
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
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