1984 in LGBT rights

1984 in LGBT rights

Events

* Ohio governor Dick Celeste, a Democrat, issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination by the state. [ [http://www.gaypeopleschronicle.com/stories04/04apr30.htm Lead News Stories from the Gay People's Chronicle ] ]
* 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.
* Homosexual Acts between consenting adults decriminalized in N.S.W (New South Wales) + N.T (Northern Territory)

July

*July 13:
**The television show Brothers debuts, and it is the first show in the United States with a gay lead character.

November

*November 10:
** Chris Smith, a Labour MP, comes out and becomes the first openly gay member of the British House of Commons.
*November 29:
**West Hollywood, California approves a gay rights ordinance.

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]
* [http://www.stonewall.org.uk/stonewall/information_bank/index.html Stonewall's information bank]

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