The Advocate: 40 years.PRESENTED BY SOUTHWEST southwest.com/gaytravel SOUTHWEST AIRLINES is proud to salute The Advocate's inspirational achievements over the last 40 years. During the last four decades, there have been significant battles for collective and individual freedom, and The Advocate has led the way. It has taken courage, leadership, and an indomitable spirit to persevere. Southwest from its infancy sought to democratize de·moc·ra·tize tr.v. de·moc·ra·tized, de·moc·ra·tiz·ing, de·moc·ra·tiz·es To make democratic. de·moc the skies and make air travel fun, convenient, and affordable for everyone. At the same time, The Advocate was leading the way with its extraordinary vision and commitment to champion causes for lesbian and gay culture and politics. We hope you will take an opportunity to read the next few pages highlighting 40 years of gay history and celebrating the efforts toward equality. (1) The Advocate launches SEPTEMBER 1967 The Advocate begins publishing in Los Angeles. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (2) Metropolitan Community Church 1968 The Reverend Troy D. Perry Troy D. Perry (born July 27, 1940) founded the Metropolitan Community Church, a Christian denomination with a special affirming ministry with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities, in Los Angeles on October 6 1968. founds the Metropolitan Community Church in Los Angeles. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (3) Stonewall stone·wall v. stone·walled, stone·wall·ing, stone·walls v.intr. 1. Informal a. Rebellion JUNE 1969 In the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, police raid the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, sparking the modern gay rights movement. Thirteen people would be arrested and three police officers would suffer minor injuries. (4) AUGUST 1976 The first Michigan Womyn's Music Festival The Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, often referred to as "Michigan" or "MWMF" or "Michfest", is an international feminist music festival occurring every year in August near Hart, Michigan. takes place in Mount Pleasant, Mich. Created by 19-year-old Lisa Vogel, her sister Kristie, and Mary Kindig, the festival offered camping space, vegetarian meals, and musical performances for $20. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (5) Gay Liberation Front For Grammofonleverantörernas Förening, Sweden's music industry association, see . Gay Liberation Front (GLF) was the name of a number of Gay Liberation groups, the first of which was formed in New York City in 1969, immediately after the Stonewall riots. 1969 The Gay Liberation Front, a militant political action group, is founded by Stonewall veterans. (6) Kameny runs for Congress 1971 Franklin Kameny becomes the first openly gay candidate for the U.S. Congress when he runs for the District of Columbia's nonvoting seat. He would lose the election but go on to form the Gay Activists Alliance of Washington, D.C. (7) Beth Chayim Chadashim Beth Chayim Chadashim, also called BCC, is a Jewish synagogue in Los Angeles and affiliated with Reform Judaism. Founded in 1972, it is the world's first Lesbian and Gay synagogue. Beth Chayim Chadashim means "House of New Life. 1972 Los Angeles-based Beth Chayim Chadashim becomes the first gay and lesbian synagogue in the United States. (8) William Johnson ordained or·dain tr.v. or·dained, or·dain·ing, or·dains 1. a. To invest with ministerial or priestly authority; confer holy orders on. b. To authorize as a rabbi. 2. 1972 William Johnson is ordained by the United Church of Christ United Church of Christ, American Protestant denomination formed in 1957 by a merger of the General Council of Congregational Christian Churches (see Congregationalism) and the Evangelical and Reformed Church. , making him the first openly gay pastor in a major religious denomination. (9) John Wojtowicz 1972 John Wojtowicz robs a Brooklyn, N.Y., bank to pay for his boyfriend's sex-change operation and inspires the film Dog Day Afternoon. (10) National Gay Task Force 1973 Barbara Gittings and Frank Kameny help found the National Gay Task Force. (11) Disorder revisited 1973 The American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the most influential world-wide. Its some 148,000 members are mainly American but some are international. takes homosexuality of fits list of mental disorders after pressure from a group of closeted gay psychiatrists, who were spurred by Gittings and Kameny. (12) Lambda Legal Defense 1973 Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, a nonprofit law firm, is founded to fight for gay civil rights. (13) Santa Cruz legislation [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1975 Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz County is the name of two counties in the United States:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (14) Baker flies flag JUNE 1978 The rainbow flag is first flown by its creator, Gilbert Baker, at San Francisco's Gay Freedom Day parade. (15) David Kopay comes out 1975 Former NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga player David Kopay becomes the first major athlete to come out. (16) Tales of the City 1976 Armistead Maupin writes the first installment of "Tales of the City" for the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the . (17) NOVEMBER 1974 Elaine Noble is elected to the Massachusetts legislature, making her the first openly gay candidate to win a state-level office in the United States. (18) Anita Bryant shamed 1977 Gospel singer and Florida orange juice queen Anita Bryant forms antigay organization Save Our Children. Gay activists boycott the Florida Citrus Commission and throw a pie in Bryant's face during a televised event in Des Moines. (19) First March on Washington 1979 More than 100,000 people attend the first National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights The National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on October 14, 1979. The first such march on Washington, it drew 100,000 gay men and lesbians to demand equal civil rights. in Washington, D.C. (20) AIDS in the media 1981 The first articles about the mysterious disease that would later be named AIDS appear in U.S. publications. (21) PFLAG PFLAG Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (since 1972; Washington, DC) goes national 1981 Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays sets up headquarters in Los Angeles. (22) Military bans gays 1982 The U.S. Department of Defense introduces a formal ban on gays in the military and requires all new recruits to answer questions about their sexual orientation. (23) Gerry Studds comes out 1983 Massachusetts representative Gerry Studds becomes the first U.S. congressman to come out. (24) Rock Hudson dies of AIDS 1985 Closeted movie and television actor Rock Hudson announces he has AIDS. He dies three months later. (25) GLAAD GLAAD Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation forms 1985 Angered by the media's poor coverage of the AIDS epidemic, a group of New York activists found the watchdog organization Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. (26) AUGUST 1982 About 1,300 athletes from 12 countries take part in the first Gay Games in San Francisco. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] (27) Milk-Moscone NOVEMBER 1978 San Francisco supervisor Harvey Milk and mayor George Moscone are killed by former supervisor and antigay conservative Dan White. When White's manslaughter conviction and light sentence are announced in May 1979, more than 5,000 people storm City Hall in protest. (28) Barney Frank comes out 1987 Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank tells The Boston Globe he's gay. (29) AZT AZT or zidovudine (zīdō`vy  dēn'), drug used to treat patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS; also called approved by FDA FDAabbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. 1987 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves AZT, the first AIDS antiviral drug. (30) Larry Kramer forms ACT UP 1987 Activist Larry Kramer forms ACT UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) in New York to fight for AIDS funding and research. (31) World AIDS Day World AIDS Day, observed December 1 each year, is dedicated to raising awareness of the AIDS pandemic caused by the spread of HIV infection. AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, with an estimated 38. 1988 The first World AIDS Day is observed with the message "more information, less discrimination." (32) National Coming Out Day 1988 The first National Coming Out Day is celebrated. (33) AIDS ribbon debuts 1991 A red ribbon is used for the first time to symbolize the battle against HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and AIDS. (34) Don't ask, don't tell 1993 President Bill Clinton attempts to repeal the 1982 ban on gays in the military. After vehement opposition, he settles for "don't ask, don't tell." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (35) AIDS Memorial Quilt OCTOBER 1987 The AIDS Memorial Quilt, remembering those d of the disease, is displayed for the first time on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. It covers a space larger than a football field with its 1,920 panels. (36) "Genius" awards 1994 Out choreographer Bill T. Jones and poet Adrienne Rich receive "genius" grants from the MacArthur Foundation. (37) Baldwin elected 1998 Wisconsin representative Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay nonincumbent elected to Congress. (38) MAY 2004 Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Massachusetts. (39) Vermont civil unions 2000 Vermont becomes the first state in the nation to legally recognize civil unions between gay or lesbian couples. The law states that gay "couples would be entitled to the same benefits, privileges, and responsibilities as spouses" but stops short of referring to same-sex unions as marriage, which it reserves for heterosexual unions. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] (40) Lawrence v. Texas The Supreme Court issued a landmark decision in Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S., 123 S.Ct. 2472, 156 L.Ed.2d 508 (2003), striking down state Sodomy laws as applied to gays and lesbians. 2003 The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the case of Lawrence v. Texas that sodomy laws are unconstitutional. |
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