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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]

Notes

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

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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.

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[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.

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