3 events documented
On this day in 1957, the Wolfenden Report was published in England, recommending that consensual homosexual acts between adults in private no longer be criminal. The landmark report laid the groundwork for decriminalization a decade later.
On this day in 2012, the Democratic Party became the first major U.S. political party to publicly support same-sex marriage on a national platform. The historic declaration marked a seismic shift in American politics.
On this day in 2017, Canada granted asylum to 31 gay men from Chechnya through Rainbow Railroad, a clandestine operation offering refuge from persecution. At the time, the United States had done nothing.
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