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Gay rights movement turns 50 with landmark legal wins
The article traces five decades of gay rights from medical stigma to political power. It notes pivotal moments and figures such as Edelman, Reuben, Sweeney, and Wolfson, the Stonewall era, early lawsuits, the AIDS crisis, and the 12 states plus DC that recognize same sex marriage, culminating in evolving federal recognition.
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Illinois
Congress
Supreme Court
California
U.S
Washington, D.C
Chicago
Hawaii
David Eisenbach
Columbia University
Eisenbach
David Reuben
Murray Edelman
Edelman
University of Chicago
Reuben
Mattachine Society
The
Daughters of Bilitis
Frank Kameny
White House
U.S. Court of Appeals
New York
San Francisco
Stonewall Inn
New York City
Stonewall
Washington
American Psychiatric Association
Tim Sweeney
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund
New York Times
Sweeney
Lambda Legal
Lambda
Manhattan
United States
Ronald Reagan
Gay Men's Health Crisis
ACT UP
GMHC
Mark
Bill Clinton
Empire State Pride Agenda
Gill Foundation
Dancel
Baehr
Dan Foley
Evan Wolfson
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Delaware
Minnesota
Rick Eicher
Eicher
Harvard
Freedom To Marry
Wolfson