January 1, 1993

January 3, 1948

Publication of Alfred Kinsey's report, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, shocks the nation with its revelation of the high incidence of same-sex acts among American men.

January 10, 1977

The Episcopal Church ordains Ellen Marie Barrett, the first openly lesbian cleric of any major religious organization in the United States.

January 12, 1977

The Advocate reports that the CIA has files on about 300,000 people who have been arrested on charges relating to homosexuality.

January 13, 1958

In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court reverses three lower court rulings that an issue of ONE magazine is obscene, affirming the right to free expression for gay and lesbian publications.

January 18, 1977

Accusing lesbians and gay men of corrupting the nation's youth, former beauty pageant winner Anita Bryant launches her "Save Our Children" crusade against civil rights in response to the new Dade County, Florida, ordinance forbidding housing and employment discrimination against lesbians and gay men.

January 19, 1976

Campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination, former Vice President Hubert Humphrey becomes one of the first nationally known politicians to endorse gay and lesbian rights.

January 31, 1975

The American Association for the Advancement of Science approves a resolution denouncing discrimination against lesbians and gay men.

January 31, 1989

To bring attention to the government's slow response to the epidemic, San Francisco AIDS activists stage a protest on the Golden Gate Bridge that brings morning rush-hour traffic to a standstill and results in the arrests of twenty-nine demonstrators.