1987 in gay rights

See also: 1986 in gay rights, other events of 1987, 1988 in gay rights and the list of 'years in gay rights'

Events

• Radical AIDS activist group, ACT-UP, organizes in New York City.
• Massachusetts congressman Barney Frank comes out as a gay man.

October

• October 11 - The second gay and lesbian march on Washington, DC with more than 200,000 participants. It includes the first public display of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Deaths

• February 4 - Liberace, American entertainer from AIDS.

External links

• Web site for Advocate news magazine
• 365gay.com
• Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news