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February 3, 1874
Birthday - Gertrude Stein (Writer, partner of Alice B. Toklas)
Birthday - Gertrude Stein (Writer, partner of Alice B. Toklas)
February 6, 2002
Boy Scouts of America adopts resolution condemning gays and atheists as unacceptable role models for scout youth
February 7. 1977
The U.S. State Department announces it will begin considering job applications from lesbians and gay men -- previously disqualified from this employment opportunity because of their sexual orientation -- for employment in the Foreign Service and other international agencies
February 10, 1976
Andy Lipincott, a character in the comic "Doonesbury", becomes the first character in a major U.S. strip to come out
February 12, 2004
San Francisco defied state law and issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples
February 16, 1991
OutRage! organizes a gay and lesbian kiss-in at London's Piccadilly Circus to protest the section of the Sexual Offences Act that makes public displays of affection between men illegal. (As of 2010, OutRage is the world's longest-surviving queer-rights direct-action group.)
February 21, 1903
New York City police conduct the first known raid on a gay bathhouse, the Ariston on West 55th Street. Of the 26 men arrested, 12 are tried on sodomy charges and 7 receive sentences that range from 4 to 20 years in prison.
New York City police conduct the first known raid on a gay bathhouse, the Ariston on West 55th Street. Of the 26 men arrested, 12 are tried on sodomy charges and 7 receive sentences that range from 4 to 20 years in prison.
February 25, 1982
Wisconsin becomes the first U.S. state to pass a gay civil rights law
February 29, 1988
Canadian MP Svend J. Robinson comes out in both French and English on national television -- making him his country's first openly gay or lesbian member of Parliament.
Canadian MP Svend J. Robinson comes out in both French and English on national television -- making him his country's first openly gay or lesbian member of Parliament.
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