The earliest same-sex marriage case to be reviewed by the Supreme Court was Baker v.

Here are a few examples of records from the National Archives Catalog documenting such experiences:

Records at the National Archives constitute a rich documentary history of the experience of LGBT+ individuals. The White House is lit with the colors of the rainbow in celebration of the Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage, June 26, 2015. The month of June was chosen to honor the LGBT+ community because of the Stonewall Riots, which are viewed as the beginning of the modern-day LGBT+ rights movement. National Register of Historic Places Registration, National Archives Identifier 75319963 The nomination for its status as a National Monument is in the National Archives Catalog.Ī view of Stonewall Inn Historic Site 1999. Forty-seven years later, the site was declared a National Monument by Presidential Proclamation. On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Riots began following a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, one of New York City's best known LGBTQ clubs.