1991 in LGBT rights

1991 in LGBT rights

Events

* The red ribbon was first used as a symbol of the fight against HIV/AIDS. It first came to prominence at the 1991 Tony Awards.
* Connecticut bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.http://www.ilga.info/Information/Legal_survey/list_of_international_treaties.htm]
* Hawaii bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.

January

* January 29 - Minnesota governor Arne Carlson, an Independent-Republican, issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector. [http://www.bemidjistate.edu/personnel/EXECUTIVE%20ORDER%20914.pdf (Adobe Acrobat format)]

May

*May 19 - Hong Kong's Executive Council votes to decriminalize homosexuality.

June

*June 20 - First pride celebration held in Russia begins and runs for 10 days in Moscow.

August

*August 16 - New Jersey governor James Florio, a Democrat, issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector. [ [http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/circular/eoindex.htm State of New Jersey - Executive Orders ] ]

Births

Deaths

External links

* [http://www.advocate.com Web site for Advocate news magazine]
* [http://www.365gay.com 365gay.com]
* [http://news.google.com/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=gay+lesbian+bisexual+transgender+homosexual&as_eq=&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_minm=1&as_mind=20&as_maxm=2&as_maxd=19 Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news]

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