Prior to the gay right movement in the 1970s

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7 Early Pioneers of the Gay Rights Movement

The Gay Liberation Movement

To evaluate sexual activities, Kinsey used a scale that assigned a number from zero to six to rate sexual urges. Kinsey broke ground by discussing a taboo subject in frank terms. His analysis broke down rigidly held categories of sexuality and empowered many gay people to fight for social change.