1983 in LGBTQ rights

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1983.

Events

February

• In the 1983 by-election for the Bermondsey constituency in South London, Labour candidate Peter Tatchell loses a previously safe seat after a campaign dominated by attacks on his left-wing politics and homosexuality.

October

• 3 – In the United States, the AFL–CIO labor union votes to support gay rights legislation.

November

• 18 – New York governor Mario Cuomo signs an executive order banning public sexual orientation discrimination. ^[1]

December

• 30 – Ohio governor Richard Celeste issues Executive Order 83-64, which prohibits discrimination in state employment on the basis of sexual orientation. ^[2]

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

References

1. http://www.buffalostate.edu/equity/documents/Orientation.doc Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine (Microsoft Word document)
2. "Greenwood v. Taft, Stettinius & Hollister". Ohio Court of Appeals, First District. 13 September 1995. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.