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Events
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red ribbon was first used as a symbol of the fight againstHIV/AIDS . It first came to prominence at the 1991Tony 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
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January 29 -Minnesota governorArne 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
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May 19 -Hong Kong 's Executive Council votes to decriminalize homosexuality.June
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June 20 - First pride celebration held inRussia begins and runs for 10 days inMoscow .August
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August 16 -New Jersey governorJames 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
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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]References
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