1957 in LGBT rights
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| List of years in LGBT rights (table) |
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[edit] Events
- Franklin E. Kameny is fired from his job as an astronomer in the Army Map Service in Washington, D.C. because of his homosexuality. The event spurred Kameny into being an LGBT rights activist.
[edit] Births
- August 6 - Jim McGreevey, governor of New Jersey, first openly gay governor in the United States
