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At the urging of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D- NY), The Cherry Grove Community House on Fire Island has been added to the National of Historic Places.

Take a look at some of the important dates that propelled ihe gay-rights movement in the United States.

The gay rights movement has made incredible strides over the past five decades -- from a time when homosexuality was deemed a mental disorder by the nation’s psychiatric authorities, and gay sex was a crime in every state but Illinois.

From book readings to movie screenings, the Bay Area is marking the annual Harvey Milk Day with a variety of events this year.

The New-York Historical Society will present an exhibition this summer that will explore the early history of the AIDS epidemic in New York City.

In recognition of October as Gay and Lesbian History Month, the Board of Directors of the Legacy Project announced that the upcoming dedication of the Legacy Walk will take place on the 25th Anniversary Commemoration of National Coming-Out Day.

Much has changed since IN THE LIFE first premiered. LGBT people now figure prominently in television news and media. A majority of Americans, including the President, now support marriage equality.

Opponents of a law that requires California public schools to cover the contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people have again failed to qualify a ballot measure that would have overturned the requirement.

Contrary to popular belief, New York’s LGBT life did not emerge with the Stonewall rebellion of 1969. During Prohibition, gay men and lesbians had a grand "coming out" party in salons and speakeasies that created the myth of urban sophistication.

The Pop-Up Museum of Queer History announced Pop-Up Philadelphia, a one-month exhibition co-sponsored by The William Way Community Center. The exhibit of approximately twenty works brings to light rich, long, and largely unknown histories.