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And the street people and the drag queens were the vanguard of the movement. Like Marsha, she is also considered the Rosa Parks of the gay community. DeLarverie was also a volunteer patrol worker in downtown Manhattan, always on the lookout for any bullying, intolerance, and discrimination.

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Find out more about some of those who have made an impact both from the past and present. Alan Turing was not a well known figure during his lifetime, but today he is famous and celebrated for the crucial part he played in the victory over Nazi Germany in WW2.

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As Brent Lang wrote in a profile of Eichner for Variety , "On social media, he's become one of the most vocal gay voices of the resistance" and frequently urges his fans to get involved politically. Notably, the comedian will soon hit the big screen in "Bros," a romantic comedy about two men with commitment issues from Judd Apatow's production company.

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Milk made history in as the first openly gay elected official in California, serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. His advocacy for gay rights, significant involvement in the introduction of anti-discrimination legislation on the basis of sexual orientation, defeat of a proposed ban for gay and lesbian teachers and his tragic assassination made him a martyr for the LGBT movement, inspiring political activism aimed at ending discrimination against LGBT people and helping to create the liberal , inclusive city which San Francisco was to become.