Queer history began long before June of 1969. The following are a short list of some of the major moments and events that paved the way for the events at Stonewall and the advances in queer rights over the past fifty years.

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Stacker - LGBTQ History Before Stonewall

A slideshow featuring a chronological timeline of LGBTQ+ history leading up to them, beginning with prehistoric events and ending in the late 1960s, just before the events in Lower Manhattan.

NBC News - 'Homophiles': The LGBTQ Rights Movement began long before Stonewall

“Stonewall was not the start of the LGBTQ civil rights movement,” historian Eric Marcus said of the 1969 uprising. “It was a key turning point.”

PBS - 400 Years of Gay and Lesbian History in America

Interactive timeline documenting 400 years of LGBTS+ history in the United States.

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Them - 6 Major Moments in Queer History BEYOND the Stonewall Riots 

Watch Pose's Billy Porter give us a rundown on important political movements that have changed the course of LGBTQ+ history.

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Making Gay History Podcast - Stonewall 50: Prelude to a Riot

In “Prelude to a Riot", speakers share multiple voices to set the stage for that now iconic night on Christopher Street in Greenwich Village when LGBTQ people said “Enough!”