1960 Virginia Prince publishes the first issue of "Transvestia."
1961 Frank Kameny and Jack Nichols found the Mattachine Society of Washington to pursue gay rights.

1964 July 2: President Johnson signs the “1964 Civil Rights Act” into law. The act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, but does not cover sexual orientation. Sex is added to the bill at the last minute to "poison" it, but it passes nonetheless. Courts later rule that sex does not include transsexuals.

1965 (approx.) Virginia Prince is arrested for distributing "Transvestia" through the US Mail, starts public education effort in response. April 17: The Mattachine Society holds first LGBT public protest, picketing outside the White House.

1966 August: Compton Cafeteria Riots in San Francisco: "Queens" (transgender) fight back against police harassment; this clash leads to police reform in San Francisco.

1969 May 14: Stonewall Rebellion in New York: "Queens" fight back against police harassment; this clash is widely considered to be the birth of the "Gay Rights" movement.

1973 American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality as a psychiatric disorder in the DSM, widely considered to be the turning point for Gay rights. Transsexuality is added to the DSM.

1974 May 14: Representatives Bella Abzug and Ed Koch introduce the first "Gay Rights" bill (H.R. 14752) on the 5th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion. The Bill would add "sexual orientation" to the 1964 U.S. Civil Rights Act. "Queens" (transgender) are not covered by proposed legislation.

1996 The first bill bearing the title of the “Employment Non-Discrimination Act” (ENDA), is introduced in the Senate and almost passes, failing by one vote. Gender Identity (Transgender) is not included. The anti-gay Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is enacted.

1999 The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force drops its endorsement of ENDA, because the legislation does not include Gender Identity.

2004 August 3: Matt Foreman of NGLTF publishes article, "ENDA as We've Known It Must Die." Late August: HRC Board of Directors finally votes to only support trans-inclusive ENDA.

2007 April 24: ENDA (H.R. 2015) is introduced in House of Representatives, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are included.

May 3: Hate Crimes Bill (LLEEA) passes in House of Representatives, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity are included.

May 11: The Washington Blade's Peter Rosenstein reports that Gender Identity might be stripped out of the Hate Crimes bill in the Senate, and HRC is debating support of non-inclusive version despite their 2004 resolution.

May 14 - 18: NCTE, NTAC, & GPAC hold “Lobby Days” in Washington DC.

May 17: Blogger Marti Abernathy cites lobbying reports that Gender Identity will be removed from ENDA in the Senate.

September 17: Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Executive Director, Joe Solomonese, giving an address at the Southern Comfort Conference states HRC will oppose any legislation that does not include protections for Transgender people.

September 27: Barney Frank Introduces 2 more versions of ENDA: HR 3685 (Sexual Orientation only) & HR 3686 (Gender Identity only). HRC does not oppose the non-inclusive bill, but issues a misleading press release implying that it does. Hate Crimes Bill (LLEEA) passes in Senate.

September 28: Leaders from IFGE, NCTE, NGLTF, GLAD, NCLR and a rapidly growing coalition of organizations sign onto a letter requesting HRC oppose the non-inclusive ENDA. Many of them are attending the Out & Equal Conference in DC, and immediately start organizing a cohesive strategy.

October 3: Donna Rose, the only transgender person on HRC's Board of Directors, resigns effective as of October 8th.

October 7: NTAC organizes a protest outside the HRC banquet in Washington DC.

October 16: Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announces an amendment to H.R. 3685 that would restore gender identity protections to ENDA.

October 18: Non-Inclusive ENDA (3685) passed by Markup Committee. Several Democrats vote against it, protesting the lack of protections for Gender Identity.

November 7: The Baldwin amendment is introduced and then withdrawn. HR 3685 passed 235 to 184, 14 not voting. 35 Republicans vote for the bill, 7 Democrats voted against bill because Gender Identity was removed. Now: ENDA has not been introduced in the current Senate in any form as we go to press.