1965 in LGBT rights

1965 in LGBT rights

Events

January

*January 1 - San Francisco police arrest gay and lesbian party-goers at a fund-raising ball for the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, held at California Hall, an event which galvanizes the local gay and lesbian community

April

*April 17 - Ten gay and lesbian protesters picket the White House in Washington, D.C., the first in a series of protests staged this year by East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO)
*April 18 - Twenty-nine ECHO protesters picket the United Nations in New York City

May

*May 29 - Ten men and three women participate in an ECHO protest at the White House in Washington, D.C.,

July

*July 4 - ECHO protesters picket Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Independence Day

October

*October 23 - Thirty-five ECHO protesters picket the White House in Washington, D.C

Births

Deaths

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