November 15 in LGBTQ History

1636: The Plymouth Colony (present-day Massachusetts) issues the first complete legal code in the colonies. “Sodomy, rapes, buggery” constitute one of eight categories of crimes punishable by death.

1952: The Articles of Incorporation for One, Inc., are signed.

1961: Washington, DC chapter of the Mattachine Society is formed. Activist Frank Kameny is elected president.

1987: Randy Shilts’s seminal work on the early years of the AIDS crisis, “And the Band Played On” debuts at No. 12 on the New York Times best seller list.

1989: Massachusetts becomes the second state in the U.S. to pass a statewide gay rights law.

2005: André Boisclair is chosen leader of the Parti Québécois, becoming the first openly gay man elected leader of a major political party in North America.

2011: The Oklahoma City Council votes to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation in city employment.

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