1984 in LGBTQ rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1984.
Events
[edit]- Laguna Beach, California, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
- Oakland, California, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
- In Australia, homosexual acts between consenting adults are decriminalized in New South Wales and the Northern Territory.
March
[edit]- 14 — The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education of the City of Oklahoma City rules that a statute allowing teachers to be fired for "advocating, soliciting, imposing, encouraging or promoting public or private homosexual activity in a manner that creates a substantial risk that such conduct will come to the attention of school children or school employees" is facially overbroad and infringes on First Amendment rights.[1]
November
[edit]- 10 — In the United Kingdom, Chris Smith comes out as gay, becoming the first openly gay member of the House of Commons.
- 29 — West Hollywood, California, approves a gay rights ordinance.[2]
December
[edit]- 5 — Berkeley, California, extends domestic partnership benefits to the same-sex partners of city employees.[3]
See also
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- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- Kenney, Moira (2001). Mapping Gay L.A.: The Intersection of Place and Politics. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-884-3.
- Rutledge, Leigh (1992). The Gay Decades. New York, Penguin. ISBN 0-452-26810-9.
