1991 in LGBT rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1991.
Events
[edit]- U.S. state of Connecticut bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.[1]
- U.S. state of Hawaii bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.[1]
January
[edit]- 29 — Minnesota governor Arne Carlson issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[2]
April
[edit]- 16 — The United Kingdom Department of Health issued guidance banning social workers from allowing gay couples to become foster parents.[3]
May
[edit]- 1 — Three same-sex couples file suit in Hawaii alleging that the state constitution guarantees their right to marry.[4]
- 19 — The Executive Council of Hong Kong votes to decriminalize homosexuality.
August
[edit]- 16 — New Jersey governor James Florio issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[5]
December
[edit]- 17 — The Minnesota Court of Appeals, overturning a lower court ruling in In re Guardianship of Kowalski, awards guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, brain-damaged in an accident eight years earlier, to her lesbian partner Karen Thompson.[6]
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]- ^ a b "Laws Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ http://www.leg.mn/archive/execorders/91-04.pdf (Adobe Acrobat format)
- ^ Pallot, Peter (17 April 1991). "Homosexual fostering policies banned". The Daily Telegraph. No. 42242. p. 1.
- ^ Eskridge, p. 4
- ^ Executive Order #39
- ^ Lewin, Tamar (December 18, 1991). "Disabled Woman's Care Given to Lesbian Partner". New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
References
[edit]- Eskridge Jr., William N. (1996). The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment. New York City, The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-82404-3.
