99 years ago on March 3, a birth control opens with the Institute for Sex Research under Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld. 69 years ago, one breakdown of federal firings showed 200 removed with reasons which included being LGBTQ among 2000 total removed.
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FBI claims One Inc filed for articles of incorporation; Story of Edgar Burnham, an intersex man in the 1860s; Government reports 2200 fired during Lavender Scare, some include LGBTQ people. This Week in Gay History, February 10th.
This Week In Gay History, January 25th (2023) - Oscar Wilde in New York, did someone say gay pirates?, Eisenhower keeps firing breakdowns from public
This September, the Biden administration announced that VA benefits would be ensured for those removed from the military over one’s sexual orientation or gender identity. The practice of discharging LGBTQIA+ individuals from the armed forces extends back in US history, but became pronounced in the McCarthy era after World War…