1966 in LGBT rights

Events

*January 21 - Time magazine publishes an unsigned two-page article, "The Homosexual in America." The article includes statements such as " [Homosexuality] is a pathetic little second-rate substitute for reality, a pitiable flight from life. . . . it deserves no encouragement . . . no pretense that it is anything but a pernicious sickness." (Quoted in Eric Marcus, "Making Gay History: The Half-century Fight for Lesbian and Gay Equal Rights" (2002).
*April 21 - The Mattachine Society stages a "Sip-In" at Julius Bar in New York City challenging a New York State Liquor Authority rule prohibiting serving alcohol to homosexuals on the basis that they are disorderly. The court rules that homosexuals can peacefully assemble at bars.

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Deaths

See also

* List of years in LGBT rights.
* 1912 in LGBT rights - 1925 in LGBT rights
* 1943 in LGBT rights - 1969 in LGBT rights (Stonewall)
* 1980 in LGBT rights.

External links

* [http://www.advocate.com Web site for Advocate news magazine]
* [http://www.365gay.com 365gay.com]
* [http://news.google.com/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=gay+lesbian+bisexual+transgender+homosexual&as_eq=&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_minm=1&as_mind=20&as_maxm=2&as_maxd=19 Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news]
* [http://www.stonewall.org.uk/stonewall/information_bank/index.html Stonewall's information bank]