The #SocietyForHumanRights was founded on #ThisDayInHistory in 1924. The first #GayRights / #LGBTQLiberation organization in the United States, it collapsed just a few months later when its founder, #HenryGerber, and several other members were arrested and their papers seized.

Henry Gerber

11/10/1924-The Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the U.S., was founded in Chicago by Henry Gerber, a German immigrant.
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LGBTQ Activism: The Henry Gerber House, Chicago, IL (U.S. National Park Service)

#LGBTQ+ #December10, 1924 #HenryGerber founded The #SocietyforHumanRights in #Chicago. The society was the first gay rights organization as well as the oldest documented in America. www.nps.gov/articles/lgb...