Althea Garrison runs for the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
CBC Radio releases I Got Mine: The Story of Jackie Shane and re-ignites interest in the singer. It is unclear to the public at this time if she is alive or dead.
Fricke v. Lynch is confirmed in a court case against Itawamba Agricultural School.
June 26: The Supreme Court of the U.S. announces its decision regarding the United States v. Windsor — striking down part of the Defense of Marriage Act.
2014
Alan Turing is posthumously pardoned for the crime of “gross indecency”.
The label Numero Group establishes a contract with Jackie Shane to re-release her recordings.
April 24: Stormé DeLarverie is honored for her contributions to the LGBTQ+ rights movement by the Brooklyn Community Pride Center.
Jackie Shane‘s re-released live album is short-listed for a Polaris Award.
The movie Bessie, about Bessie Smith, is released. Ma Rainey is played by Mo’Nique.
The film Stonewall is released, depicting a fictionalized version of the Stonewall Uprising.
June26: The Supreme Court of the U.S. announces its decision in Obergefell v. Hodges — deciding in favor of marriage equality.
July 4: A celebration is held in Philadelphia in honor of the 50th anniversary of the first Annual Reminder.
2016
The Alan Turing Law passes and those convicted of historical laws outlawing homosexuality begin to be posthumously pardoned in England and Wales.
The First Annual Ma Rainey Blues Festival is held in Columbus, Georgia.
Jackie Shane‘s re-released live album is short-listed for a Polaris Award.
The film Happy Birthday Marsha! is released, depicting a fictionalized version of Marsha P. Johnson.
June 12: A mass shooting during Latin night at Pulse in Orlando takes the lives of 49 LGBT+ people and allies and wounds another 58. It is, at the time, the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
2017
January: As one of his last acts as U.S. President, Barack Obama signs Executive Order 13764 to officially overturn Executive Order 10450.
The Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts is opened in Columbus, Georgia.
The documentary The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson is released.
Jackie Shane‘s re-released live album is short-listed for a Polaris Award.
June 26: The Supreme Court of the U.S. announces its decision regarding Pavan v. Smith — striking down an Arkansas law that prevented both members of a same-sex couple from having parental rights over their children.
2018
Althea Garrison runs for the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
June 4: The Supreme Court of the U.S. announces its decision regarding Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission — deciding that the Colorado Civil Rights Commission had violated the First Amendment by not acting in a way that was neutral to religious beliefs.
October: “Any Other Way”, a compilation of Jackie Shane‘s singles is released.
October 26: Matthew Shepard‘s remains are interred at the Washington National Cathedral.