First gay person

Here are 10 milestone moments in gay and lesbian TV history. It's the first wedding of its kind the, you know, same-sex kind to be aired on the network. It was hella dramatic too, featuring lingering looks and straw hats and matching ties and a rotund pug in a tiny suit. Buuuuut, it's not as if this exists in a vacuum -- a lot had to have happened to get Fusion's Papa network to this moment.

We now celebrate marriage between two people of the same sex. Being transgender is no longer deemed a 'disorder'. This article contains content provided by Instagram. Karl Heinrich Ulrichs was a civil servant in Germany until he was forced to resign in on account of his homosexuality.

This post originally appeared in the Washington Post. Last month, President Trump named Richard Grenell, the U. ambassador to Germany, acting director of national intelligence. The move immediately sparked criticism as latest example of Trump choosing a political loyalist for a nonpolitical job.

Harvey Milk , the first openly gay elected official in the history of California , takes his place on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors on January 9, After serving in the Navy during the Korean War , Milk held several white-collar jobs in New York City. The Stonewall Inn Riots sparked the beginning of the gay rights movement in America. Learn how.