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Mississippi school cancels prom rather than allow same-sex couple to attend:
March 2010
On March 10, 2010, the Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Mississippi cancelled its high school prom after Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old senior, indicated she intended to attend with her girlfriend.
Source: The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.), 3/11/2010
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First gay pride parade in India:
June 29, 2003
On June 29, 2003, 35 men carrying a huge rainbow flag marched through the streets of Calcutta in silence in India's first gay pride parade.
Source: Associated Press, 6/29/2003
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Punishment for sodomy in Austria until 1852:
Life imprisonment with hard labor
The punishment in Austria for sodomy remained life imprisonment with hard labor until 1852, when a new penal code reduced sentences for men at the same time it criminalized sexual relations between women.
Source: Completely Queer: The Gay and Lesbian Encyclopedia, 1/1/1998
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Chinese Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from a list of mental disorders:
April 20, 2001
Source: Boston Globe, 4/29/2001
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