2. Overview of American LGBT history
This chapter is the introduction of the American LGBT community. First, we will follow the way of how the concept of homosexuality and transgenderism, and their legal status has changed throughout the years. A sub-chapter on the first LGBT organizations will follow. The chapter will focus on the history of LGBT movement since 18th century till the year 2010.

2.1. LGBT in the 18th and 19th Centuries
American Revolution (1765-1783) played a great role in developing a firmer sense of identity in Americans as a nation (Bronski 2011). This process was disturbed by abolition of slavery and huge increase in immigration from Asian and European countries. In the 1870 there were many minorities present in America