1969 In Gay Rights

Events

• California Assemblyman Willie Brown starts an annual tradition of introducing legislation to repeal the state's sodomy law. He was finally successful in 1975.
• Paragraph 175 eased in West Germany.
• Paul Goodman publishes The Politics of Being Queer (1969)

June

• June 27 - New York, New York - The Stonewall riots mark the start of the modern gay rights movement.

Births

• March 4 - Chastity Bono, activist, daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono.

Deaths

• June 22 - Judy Garland, 47, entertainer and pop icon among gay men.

External links

• Web site for Advocate news magazine
• 365gay.com
• Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news

<< Previous Word Browser Next >>
jean lapierre little bighorn river dominique boyer battle of quiberon bay stormbringer (album) le jin william scoresby a lump of coal achaeus of eretria tulle mud trees	foraminifera patricia crowther southeastern u.s. earthquakes of 2003 rhema lemur hexham abbey enso 11 six assurances south central los angeles seven days in new crete	2004 cn rail workers strike kresge college gay rights timeline canadian auto workers porter college yinxu linear element cease and desist jds uniphase marti noxon sexagesimal cycle	marni nixon cultural identity yogilates password cracking milwaukee's best ice sequence assembly voice tag whipsnade wild animal park ciao samotlor field bilzingsleben