The city of Boulder, Colorado enacts an anti-discrimination ordinance that bars discrimination based on sexual preference. Following public outcry, the city council places a repeal measure up for a public vote, which results in the repeal of the ordinance.[1][2]
2 - Kathy Kozachenko is the first openly gay person to be elected to political office in the U.S., having been elected to the Ann Arbor City Council in Michigan.[12][13]
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16 - In both South Africa and Namibia, a person can legally change their gender but surgery is required.[7]
↑ McLeod, Donald W. (1996). Lesbian and gay liberation in Canada: a selected annotated chronology, 1964-1975. Toronto: ECW Press/Homewood Books. p.152. ISBN1550222732.
↑ Gianoulis, Tina (2005-10-13). "Noble, Elaine". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
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