The first legal same sex marriage takes place in Massachusetts.
On National Coming Out Day in 2002, a benefit CD was released featuring donated songs by artists who were either in the LGBTQ+ community or were allies — it included Cyndi Lauper and Queen.
This impactful event is honored by National Coming Out Day being on the same day.
The riot against police at the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan triggered the beginning of the LGBTQ+ movement.
The Society for Human Rights was founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago.
