1987 in gay rights
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See also: 1986 in gay rights, other events of 1987, 1988 in gay rights and the list of 'years in gay rights'
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[edit] Events
- Radical AIDS activist group, ACT-UP, organizes in New York City.
- Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank comes out as a gay man.
[edit] October
- October 11 - The second gay and lesbian march on Washington, DC with an estimated 200,000 participants. It includes the first public display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
[edit] Deaths
- February 4 - Liberace, American entertainer from AIDS.
