1965 in gay rights

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 1.2 April 1.3 May 1.4 July 1.5 October 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 External links

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• January 1 - San Francisco police arrest gay and lesbian party-goers at a fund-raising ball for the Council on Religion and the Homosexual, held at California Hall, an event which galvanizes the local gay and lesbian community

[edit] April

• April 17 - Ten gay and lesbian protesters picket the White House in Washington, D.C., the first in a series of protests staged this year by East Coast Homophile Organizations (ECHO)
• April 18 - Twenty-nine ECHO protesters picket the United Nations in New York City

[edit] May

• May 29 - Ten men and three women participate in an ECHO protest at the White House in Washington, D.C.,

[edit] July

• July 4 - ECHO protesters picket Independence Hall in Philadelphia on Independence Day

[edit] October

• October 23 - Thirty-five ECHO protesters picket the White House in Washington, D.C

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] External links