October is Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) History Month the Uned Stat and cis wh Natnal Comg Out Day, and memorat the first March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights, and Spir Day.
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LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR HISTORY MONTH
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October was selected bee cis wh Natnal Comg Out Day on October 11, and bee is the month of the first March on Washgton for Lbian and Gay Rights 1979.
In the Uned Kgdom, LGBT History Month is observed Febary bee that is the month, 2003, of the repeal of Sectn 28 of the Lol Government Act of 1988, which banned "promotg" homosexualy.
Of particular historic signifince was the rearch of Evelyn Hooker, which disproved the notn that homosexualy was a mental illns, and led ultimately to s removal om the Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs. Barbara Gtgs and Kay Lahen talk about the 1973 Amerin Psychiatric Associatn’s annual meetg that featured a panel discsn wh a gay psychiatrist disguise.
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Read CNN’s Fast Facts on lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer or qutng ton the Uned Stat, and learn more about their stggle for equal rights. * lgbt history month facts *
Sce 1970, the LGBTQ muny has marked June as Pri Month—a time to celebrate what means to be lbian, gay, bisexual, and/or transgenr while mandg equaly and liberatn om cis and heteronormative nstrats.