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"And you know," the officer told her in an ominous tone, "he's homosexual."

[quote]In 1972, Morton Manford was physically attacked at a gay rights demonstration in New York. President Obama Honors PFLAG Founder Jeanne Manford With Posthumous Citizens Medal. Here's to remembering how far we've come—as well as how far we still have to go.One of the committee's first initiatives was a petition to repeal Paragraph 175, an anti-gay piece of legislation in Germany's Imperial Penal Code, which criminalized sexual acts between men.

In 2012, Manford was posthumously awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by While many believe the title of first openly gay person to win a U.S. election goes to The first trans-protective legislation, which was drafted and passed by the city of Minneapolis in 1975, effectively "barred discrimination on the basis of having or projecting a self-image not associated with one's biological maleness or one's biological femaleness," according to At the time, the Midwestern city had become a hotbed of LGBTQIA+ activism and was one of only two cities in the country to offer sex reassignment surgery. Since 1973, PFLAG has grown exponentially, with more than 400 chapters existing in various cities across the country. Morty’s parents, Jeanne and Jules Manford, saw the attack on a local newscast and witnessed the failure of the police to intervene. Jeanne Manford, founder of the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), passed away today at the age of 92. IN QUOTES. Their bravery contributed to shaping today's world, and has to be remembered. Jeanne Manford marches with her gay son during the pride march (1972) Winnie was a welder during World War II (1943) A women drinking tea on the aftermath of German bombing in London Blitz (1940) Two women show their uncovered legs for the first time in history in Toronto. She lived in New York until 1996 when she moved to Minnesota to care for h Ashley hails from Dayton, Ohio, and has more than six years of experience in print and digital media. It was a police officer, who informed her that her son Morty, a student at Columbia University, had been arrested. Despite this lack of acknowledgment, Minneapolis paved the way for other cities to adopt similar measures to protect transgender people. Throughout history, many strong women had to rise against the odds and fight for their dreams and passions, equality and solidarity among men.

Its creation inspired similar groups offering "'safe havens' and mutual support for parents with gay and lesbian children" across the country, according to its website.

And 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of those events.The anniversary also takes place during LGBT Pride Month, which is celebrated in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots. Unfortunately, when the ordinance was passed, it was hardly covered by local or national media outlets.

These people and events changed the course of history.

After participating in New York City's Christopher Street Liberation Day in 1972, Jeanne Manford (who's seen holding the "parents" sign in the photo above), the mother of Morty Manford, a gay man, created PFLAG in 1973.

Born Jean Sobelson in Flushing, Queens in 1920, the third of five daughters of Sadie, a housewife, and Charles Sobelson, a salesman, she studied for a short time in Alabama before stopping her studies to return home after her father's death. Can you guess which U.S. president is a medaled wrestler?A new development out of Stanford University proves controversial. All Rights Reserved. Since then, more than 200 cities and 17 states have adopted similar After 23 years of ordained service as a Presbyterian minister, Today, Swensen serves as a board member of the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and has been a licensed psychotherapist who's specializeed in transgender experience for 20 years, according to In 2013, the United States Supreme Court gave the final word on marriage equality when it struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, which had stated that marriage should only be legally viewed as a union between a man and a woman. I read a collection of short stories from parents and family members of gays called Out of the Closet and Into Our Hearts: Celebrating Our Gay/Lesbian Family Members. PHOTO FINISH. Featuring actors After participating in New York City's Christopher Street Liberation Day in 1972, PFLAG is widely accepted as the first support group for allies of the LGBTQ community.