1974
Event
On this day, gay activists persuaded advertisers to pull commercials from a Marcus Welby, MD episode depicting a male teacher raping a student, marking the first successful protest against anti-gay defamation on American TV.
27
September
This Day in Queer History
3 events documented
1994
Event
On this day in 1994, Montreal MP Réal Ménard came out as the second openly gay member of Canadian Parliament while protesting a colleague's claim that queer love 'defiles humanity.'
2013
Event
On this day in 2013, a New Jersey Superior Court ruled that same-sex couples must be allowed to marry. The Garden State joined the growing wave of marriage equality victories.
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