Caffe Cino is credited with starting the Off-Off-Broadway theater movement. 1958 Joe Cino, an Italian-American theater producer, opens Caffe Cino.
1956 The Daughters of Bilitis, a pioneering national lesbian organization, is founded. 1955 The first lesbian-rights organization in the United States, the Daughters of Bilitis, was established in San Francisco in 1955. 1951 The Mattachine Society, the first national gay rights organization, is formed by Harry Hay, considered by many to be the founder of the gay rights movement. This timeline provides information about the gay rights movement in the United States from 1924 to the present: including the Stonewall riots the contributions of Harvey Milk the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy the first civil unions the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and more.ġ924 The Society for Human Rights in Chicago becomes the country's earliest known gay rights organization.ġ948 Alfred Kinsey publishes Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, revealing to the public that homosexuality is far more widespread than was commonly believed.
