Homosexual activity has existed since the dawn of time. As early as 9660-5000 BC there is evidence of homosexual encounters. Throughout history there have been numerous records of homosexual activity, from Roman art depicting homosexual acts during the 1st century, to Leonardo da Vinci being accused of sodomy on multiple occasions in 1476, acts of same-sex encounters not they were strangers in the past (LGBT Social Movements, 2014). The LGBT movement, however, is a more recent fling. The LGBT movement is an attempt to change social and political attitudes towards homosexuality for the better. To date there have been multiple movements in the LGBT community, along with the emergence of numerous LGBT organizations. There are over fifty different LGBT organizations around the world. Some are international, such as the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), while others are country or region-based, such as Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) in Uganda. Each organization has its own mission and goals that it wants to achieve to make the world a better and more equal place for LGBT communities. Two specific LGBT organizations are: the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) in the United States and the Swedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights (RFSL) in Sweden. GLAAD is an American LGBT organization that advocates for fair and accurate representation of LGBT people in the media. It is a non-governmental media monitoring organization that works with print, broadcast and online news sources to bring LGBT news to the public. RFSL, on the other hand, is a non-profit LGBT organization based in Sweden that works with and for the rights of… middle of paper… eved March 17, 2014, from http://en .wikipedia .org/wiki/Gay_%26_Lesbian_Alliance_Against_DefamationLGBT social movements. (nd) On Wikipedia. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_social_movements List of LGBT rights organizations. (nd) On Wikipedia. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LGBT_rights_organizationsSwedish Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights. (n.d.). On Wikipedia. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Federation_for_Lesbian,_Gay,_Bisexual_and_Transgender_ RightsWasniowski, Andréaz. (2007). The correct warning. Retrieved from http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:221643What is RFSL? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.rfsl.se/?p=3300.What is RFSL? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.rfsl.se/public/About_RFSL_2010.pdf