Sept. 1, 1975: Time magazine features gay Air Force Sergeant Leonard Matlovich on its cover under the headline, "I AM A HOMOSEXUAL." Sept. 5, 1982: the closing ceremony is held for the first Gay Games, which took place at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco and opened on Aug. 28.
Sept. 6, 2005: the California State Assembly, the lower house of the state legislature, approves landmark legislation allowing same-sex marriage. On Sept. 7, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announces his intention to veto the bill.
Sept. 9, 1980: the Leonard Matlovich case comes to a close when a federal judge orders the Air Force to reinstate him with full back pay. To avoid having him reenlist, the Air Force offers Matlovich a $160,000 settlement, which Matlovich accepts, after having fought the case for more than five years.
Sept. 17, 1979: the nation's first openly gay judge, Stephen M. Lachs, takes the bench in Los Angeles Superior Court after being appointed by California Governor Jerry Brown.
Sept. 18, 1977: The Naked Civil Servant, the autobiography of English gay author Quentin Crisp, goes on sale in the United States, nine years after appearing in bookstores in Great Britain.Sept. 20, 1980: The Saint, a legendary New York disco, opens and almost immediately has 3,000 members--each of whom paid $250 to join--and a long waiting list.
* via GLBTHistory.org
