AP PHOTO/CHARLES DHARAPAK
DOUBLE RAINBOW
AS WE HEAD into the anniversary of our nation’s independence, gay
Americans can count two new freedoms — this week, the U.S. Supreme
Court ruled both the Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 unconstitutional. While gay rights victories have quickened to
a steady stream of late, neither historic win would have been possible
without the years of battles, large and small, preceding them. Starting
with the 1969 Stonewall riots that catalyzed the LGBT movement, we
take you through some of the biggest moments in gay rights
— and American — history.
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WASHINGTON,
D.C. / 06.26.13
Michael Knaapen
(left) and his
husband John
Becker (right)
share an emotional
moment outside
the Supreme Court
on Wednesday.