1989 in LGBT rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1989.
Events
- In the United Kingdom, the Stonewallgay rights lobbying group is founded.
- In East Germany, Article 151 is deleted from the penal code. Homosexuality and heterosexuality were then treated equally with an age of consent of 14.
- Long Beach, California, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
- Los Angeles County, California, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
March
- 7 — The appeal of a transgender woman against UK law not allowing her to legally change sex and to marry a male is rejected by the European Commission of Human Rights, with one member dissenting and also arguing in favour of same-sex marriage.[1]
June
- 7 — registered partnerships for same-sex couples, offering identical rights as marriagewithin the country.
November
- 7 — Voters repeal gay rights ordinances in the U.S. cities of Athens, Ohio; Tacoma, Washington; and Irvine and Concord, California.[2]
- 15 — Private-sector sexual orientation discrimination becomes illegal in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
- 30 — U.S. city of Columbus, Ohio, adopts a hate crimes bill which includes sexual orientation.
December
- 10 —
See also
- Timeline of LGBT history — timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present
- LGBT rights by country or territory — current legal status around the world
- LGBT social movements
Notes
- ^ "EComHR Report on application no. 11095/84". Archived from the original on 12 February 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ MacNamara, Mark (9 November 1989). "Losses alarm gay rights supporters". USA Today. p. 3A.
- ^ Crimp, Douglas. ACT UP New York: Capsule History ACT UP. Accessed 4 July 2007.
- ^ ACT UP. 10 Year Anniversary of "Stop the Church" Accessed 4 July 2007.