The city of Washington, D.C., adopts a human rights code banning sexual orientation discrimination in private employment.[1] This code replaces previous legislation such as Title 34, enacted in 1973 which also granted sexual orientation protection.
, enacts a Human Rights Ordinance providing that rights can not be abridged on the basis of sexuality.
February
7 — The city council of Tucson, Arizona, passes an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodation.
March
17 — Arkansas reinstates its sodomy law, two years after repealing it.[2]
May
21 — 750 gays and lesbians and supporters in Minneapolis protest the appearance of Anita Bryant who had arrived to perform at the opening of a fruit warehouse.[3]
June
7 —
Dade County, Florida's, Civil Rights Ordinance by an margin of 69% to 31%.[4]
16 — In
Houston, Texas, a protest demonstration of 6,000 gays, lesbians and supporters marches through downtown when Anita Bryant arrives to entertain at a banquet.[5]
July
21 — In
Ontario Human Rights Code be amended to include sexual orientation.[6]
August
16 — In a New York Supreme Court case, Richards vs. US Tennis ASSN, Renee Richards, a transgender woman, is allowed to play in the tennis tournament.[7]
September
1 — The present-day Log Cabin Republicans organization is founded as the "Gay Republicans" club, a group of lesbians and gays within the United States' Republican Party.
October
7 —
The Advocate, an LGBT themed magazine, celebrates its 10th anniversary in Washington, D.C.
14 — Minneapolis gay rights activist Thom Higgins throws a pie into the face of Anita Bryant during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa.[8]
15 — The school board of Santa Barbara, California, votes to ban discrimination against students based on sexual orientation.
November
2 —
Senior Action in a Gay Environment, now known as Services & Advocacy for GLBT elders, is founded.[9]
