United States of America

A general overview of historical events centered around LGBTQ communities, and history related to ideas around gender and sexuality. These also include international headlines related to LGBTQIA+ history from the perspective of residents in the United States.

19th Century

• United States of America 1800s (Articles)

Notable LGBTQIA+ Individuals

• Levi Suydam (c.a. 1820-?)
• William Dorsey Swann (1858-1925)

Possible LGBTQIA+ Individuals

• Charley Miller
• Edwin Kelly
• Francis Leon (1844-1922)
• James Barry (1789-1865)
• Joseph Israel Lobdell
• Madame Louise "Lou" Graham (1861-1903)
• Walt Whitman (1819-1892)
• W. H. Leake

20th Century

Decades

• United States of America 1900s
  • United States of America 1900s (Articles)

• United States of America 1910s
  • United States of America 1910s (Articles)

• United States of America 1920s
  • United States of America 1920s (Articles)

• United States of America 1930s
  • United States of America 1930s (Articles)

• United States of America 1940s
  • United States of America 1940s (Articles)

• United States of America 1950s
  • United States of America 1950s (Articles)

• United States of America 1960s
  • United States of America 1960s (Articles)

• United States of America 1970s

• United States of America 1980s

• United States of America 1990s

US Records

• Army LGBTQIA Records (USA)
• FBI LGBTQIA Records (USA)
• Police Records (USA)
• White House LGBTQIA Records (USA)

Major Events

• Stonewall Riots
• Christopher Street Liberation Day
• Gay Freedom Day
• Black Nite Brawl

Major Organizations

• ACT UP
• Gay Activists Alliance
• Gay Liberation Front
• Mattachine Society
• National Coalition of Gay Organizations
• Homophile Movement

LGBTQIA+ Publications

• Vice Versa, subscription by Lisa Ben
• One, Inc.

LGBTQIA+ Leaders and Icons

• Bayard Rustin (1912-1987)
• James Baldwin
• Lee Craig Schoonmaker (1944-2018)
• Marsha P. Johnson
• Matthew Shepard (1976-1998)
• Sylvia Rivera
• Samuel Steward

Possible LGBTQIA+ Individuals

• John W Lemke (1897-1919)

LGBTQIA+ Supporters

• Emma Goldman (1869-1940)

Related Pages

• History of Censorship (USA)
• History of Cross-Gender Acting (USA)
• History of Drag (USA)
• History of Entrapment (USA)
• History of Hate Crimes (USA)
• History of LGBTQ Terms (USA)
• History of Panic Defense (USA)
• History of Police Raids (USA)
• McCarthyism (USA)
• Landmark Supreme Court Cases (USA)
• United States of America (Aging Events) for some events that will need documenting.

State and Territory Archives

• Archives By State (USA)
• State of California
• State of Colorado
• State of Florida
• State of Idaho
• State of Michigan
• State of Minnesota
• State of Mississippi
• State of New York
• State of Oklahoma
• State of Tennessee
• State of Texas
• State of Washington
• State of Wisconsin
• Virgin Islands of the United States
• Washington D.C.