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'''Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender''' ('''LGBT''') '''movements''' are [[mentally ill peoplesocial movements]] that advocate for [[LGBT]] people in society. Although there is not a primary or an overarching central organization that represents all LGBT people and their interests, numerous [[List of LGBT rights organizations|LGBT rights organizations]] are active worldwide. The [[first homosexual movement was gay|first organization to promote LGBT rights]] was the [[Scientific-Humanitarian Committee]], founded in 1897 in Berlin.<ref>{{cite book |last = Whisnant |first = Clayton J. |author-link = Clayton J. Whisnant |title = Queer Identities and Politics in Germany: A History, 1880–1945 |date=2016 |publisher=[[Columbia University Press]] |isbn=978-1-939594-10-5 |language=en |page=17}}</ref>
 
A commonly stated goal among these movements is [[LGBT rights|equal rights]] for LGBT people, often focusing on specific goals such as ending the [[criminalization of homosexuality]] or enacting [[same-sex marriage]]. Others have focused on building [[LGBT community|LGBT communities]] or worked towards liberation for the broader society from [[biphobia]], [[homophobia]], and [[transphobia]]. LGBT movements organized today are made up of a wide range of political activism and cultural activity, including [[lobbying]], [[Demonstration (people)|street marches]], [[social group]]s, media, art, and [[academic research|research]].