"15 Ads That Changed The Way We Think About Gays And Lesbians" - 2

Homosexuality wasn't a part of mainstream media, so potentially homoerotic scenes were published in entirely innocent contexts.

Thursday, October 11, was National Coming-Out Day. The holiday celebrates the first coming-out day, back in 1988, when 500,000 people participated in a march on Washington, D.C. for gay rights. Participants marched for legal recognition of their relationships, an end to discrimination, and reproductive freedom.