- 2001 in LGBT rights
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Rhode Island bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector. [ [http://www.transgenderlaw.org/ndlaws/rirelease.htm Transgender Law and Policy: Rhode Island News Release ] ]
*Maryland bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector. [http://www.mchr.state.md.us/discriminationdiscussion.html]
*Indiana GovernorFrank O'Bannon , a Democrat, issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector. [http://www.indianaequality.org/frequently_asked_questions.php]February
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February 14 - CongressmanJerrold Nadler (D-NY) reintroduces thePermanent Partners Immigration Act (H.R 690) in theU.S. Congress . [U.S. House. 107th Congress, 1st Session. H.R. 690, Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2001. ONLINE. Thomas. Available: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d107:HR00690:/ [14 Feb 2001] ]April
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April 1
**Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands :
*** Dutch legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry becomes active. The Netherlands are the first country to grant full marriage rights to same-sex couples.
*April 16
** Oscar-winning filmmakerSteven Spielberg steps down from an advisory board of theBoy Scouts of America , saying that he could no longer associate with a group that engages in "discrimination" - an apparent reference to scouting's exclusion of gays.
*April 17
**Philadelphia radio personality "Ed The Phone Guy" becomes the first local disc jockey to reveal his homosexuality on the air atWLCE , ALICE 104.5 FM
*April 20
**China declares homosexuality no longer an illness. The new "Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders" removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.June
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** Football hooligans, clerics, ultranationalist youth and far right skinheads storm the first Pride march inBelgrade (at the timeYugoslavia , nowSerbia ), 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
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July 23 :
**EightBritish Columbia same-sex couples begin to petition theSupreme Court of British Columbia that the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional.August
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August 1
**Germany : Civil Union Bill goes into effect.eptember
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September 5 - The first couples sign theGreater 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
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November 13 - Thecity council ofFort Wayne, Indiana passes an ordinance written by Democrat councilmanTom Henry which adds "sexual orientation " status to its municipal anti-discrimination law.
*November 17 -Vancouver, British Columbia residentAaron Webster is killed in what many believe to be agay bashing attack. The Canadian court system is reluctant to prosecute the case as ahate crime , believing this would be too difficult to prove, and subsequently charges four youths withmanslaughter .References
Births
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Deaths
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September 11 -Mark Bingham , 31,Log Cabin Republicans member,September 11, 2001 attack victim aboardUnited Airlines flight 93
*December 22 -Lance Loud , 50, American columnistSee also
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Timeline of LGBT history .
*Table of years in LGBT rights .
*1925 in LGBT rights -1934 in LGBT rights
*1943 in LGBT rights -1969 in LGBT rights (Stonewall)
*1980 in LGBT rights .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]
* [http://www.london.gov.uk/mayor/partnerships/first_signatories.jsp The first signatories to the partnership register in London]
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