| | Some areas of the United States are more [[liberal]]/[[conservative]] than others. Gallup Organization data from 2013: "The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) ranges from 1.7% in North Dakota to 5.1% in Hawaii and 10% in the District of Columbia, according to Gallup surveys conducted from June-December 2012. Residents in the District of Columbia were most likely to identify as LGBT (10%). Among states, the highest percentage was in Hawaii (5.1%) and the lowest in North Dakota (1.7%), but all states are within two percentage points of the nationwide average of 3.5%."<ref>[https://news.gallup.com/poll/160517/lgbt-percentage-highest-lowest-north-dakota.aspx LGBT Percentage Highest in D.C., Lowest in North Dakota], Gallup Organization, 2013</ref> | | Some areas of the United States are more [[liberal]]/[[conservative]] than others. Gallup Organization data from 2013: "The percentage of U.S. adults who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) ranges from 1.7% in North Dakota to 5.1% in Hawaii and 10% in the District of Columbia, according to Gallup surveys conducted from June-December 2012. Residents in the District of Columbia were most likely to identify as LGBT (10%). Among states, the highest percentage was in Hawaii (5.1%) and the lowest in North Dakota (1.7%), but all states are within two percentage points of the nationwide average of 3.5%."<ref>[https://news.gallup.com/poll/160517/lgbt-percentage-highest-lowest-north-dakota.aspx LGBT Percentage Highest in D.C., Lowest in North Dakota], Gallup Organization, 2013</ref> |
| | {{Cquote|On a Friday night in February 1926, a crowd of some 1,500 packed the Renaissance Casino in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood for the 58th masquerade and civil ball of Hamilton Lodge. | | {{Cquote|On a Friday night in February 1926, a crowd of some 1,500 packed the Renaissance Casino in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood for the 58th masquerade and civil ball of Hamilton Lodge. |