1976 in LGBTQ rights

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1976.

Events

January

• 1 — Iowa repeals its "sexual psychopath" law. ^[1] Passed in the wake of a moral panic following the 1954 rape and murder of a young boy, the law had been used to detain dozens of gay men in mental institutions in the 1950s.

February

• 12 — The Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities is formed by Governor Milton J. Shapp of Pennsylvania. ^[2]
• 29 — New York City's public radio channel, WNET, airs a special titled "OUTREACH: LESBIANS AND GAY MEN". ^[3]

May

• City council of Los Angeles prohibits employment discrimination by the city based on sexual orientation. ^{[4] [ citation needed ]}

July

• 1 — U.S. state of Indiana decriminalizes private consensual adult homosexual acts.
• 19 — Homosexual activity becomes illegal, as does same-sex marriage, in Liberia. ^[5]

September

• 4 — Start of the three-day "Fourth Annual Gay Conference for Canada and Quebec," held in Toronto, including a rally and march. ^[6]

November

• 4 — A law on decriminalizing male homosexual acts goes into effect in Australian Capital Territory ^[7]

See also

• LGBTQ portal

• 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

1. Miller (2002), p. 296
2. Burton, William (19 October 2018). "Milton Shapp was America's first equality Governor". Out in Jersey.
3. Rosen, Rebecca J. (26 February 2014). "A Glimpse Into 1970s Gay Activism". The Atlantic.
4. "LGBTQ Non-Discrimination in California". Freedom for All Americans. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
5. "1970's in LGBT Rights". Equaldex. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
6. "Fourth Annual Gay Conference For Canada And Quebec, Sept.4-6, 1976, Toronto" . Retrieved March 4, 2021.
7. Carbery, Graham (2010). "Towards Homosexual Equality in Australian Criminal Law: A Brief History" (PDF) (2nd ed.). Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives Inc.

References

• Miller, Neil (2002). Sex-crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s. Los Angeles, Alyson Books. ISBN   1-55583-659-3.