1979 & ndash ; The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C., the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights, demands '"an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people", and draws 200,000 people.
1979 - The first Gay Rights March on Washington, D.C. demands "'an end to all social, economic, judicial, and legal oppression of lesbian and gay people,' 'drawing 200,000 people.