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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 2001.
Events
- The U.S. state of Maryland bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.[1]
- Indiana governor Frank O'Bannon issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[2]
January
- 26 – donating blood.[3]
February
- 14 – U.S. Congress.[4]
April
- 1 – In the Netherlands, legislation allowing same-sex marriage goes into effect, making it the first country to extend full marriage rights to same-sex couples.[5][6][7]
- 16 – Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg steps down from an advisory board of the Boy Scouts of America, citing the organization's discriminatory practices in regards to religious belief and sexual orientation.[8]
- 17 – The Alaska Supreme Court dismisses Brause v. Alaska. The lawsuit was filed by a same-sex couple seeking the rights reserved to married couples despite a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The Court rules that the couples' claim of discrimination had not ripened under state law.[9]
- 20 – The Chinese Society of Psychiatry declares homosexuality no longer an illness. The new Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.[10]
- 30 – The sex reassignment surgery.[11]
June
- 30 – ), attacking and seriously injuring several participants and stopping the event from taking place. The police were too poorly equipped to suppress riots or protect the Pride marchers.
July
- 17 - US state of Rhode Island bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector.[12]
- 23 – Eight British Columbia same-sex couples begin to petition the Supreme Court of British Columbia that the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional.
August
- 1 – In Germany, the Civil Union Bill goes into effect.
September
- 5 – The first couples sign the Greater London Authority's partnership register. The partnership register is a way of recognising the partnership status of couples, both same-sex and opposite-sex.
November
- 13 – In the U.S., the city council of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passes an ordinance which adds sexual orientation to its municipal anti-discrimination law.
- 17 – Vancouver, British Columbia resident Aaron Webster is killed in what many believe to be a gay bashing attack. The Canadian court system is reluctant to prosecute the case as a hate crime, believing this would be too difficult to prove, and subsequently charges four youths with manslaughter.[13][14][15]
Deaths
- September 11 – United Airlines flight 93 and 2,998 fatalities in the September 11 attacks on the United States. Bingham, 31, was a member of the Log Cabin Republicans.
- December 22 – The Advocate).
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
References
- ^ "The Anti-Discrimination Act of 2001". Commission on Human Relations: Maryland. Archived from the original on December 12, 2003. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Indiana Equality. Archived from the original on September 4, 2006. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Administrator. "GAY E DONAZIONE DEL SANGUE". www.avisgiarre.it. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "H.R. 3650 (106th): Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2000". Govtrack. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Hart, Robert (April 1, 2021). "The Netherlands Celebrates 20 Years Since Becoming The First Country To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage By Floating A Giant Pink Cake Down Amsterdam's Canals". Forbes. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "The Dutch Went First in 2001; Who Has Same-Sex Marriage Now?". U.S. News. April 1, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Gay Marriage Goes Dutch". CBS News. April 1, 2001. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Latson, Jennifer (September 2, 2015). "How Eagle Scouts Have Made Their Mark on America". Time. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Brause v. Alaska, Supreme Court No. S-9376". Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Homosexuality Not an Illness, Chinese Say". The New York Times. March 8, 2001. Archived from the original on January 4, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- The Advocate. June 5, 2001. p. 21.
- ^ "Transgender Law and Policy: Rhode Island News Release". July 18, 2001. Archived from the original on December 9, 2002. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Perelle, Robin (November 16, 2011). "The Murder That Changed Us". Xtra. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Gay Community Troubled by Release of Killer in Stanley Park Death". CBC. February 5, 2009. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Mickleburgh, Rod (November 16, 2004). "Pair Brutally Beat Man Because He Was Gay, Crown Tells B.C. Court". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 12, 2021.