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1984 in LGBTQ rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1984.
Contents
Events
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See also
Notes
References
Events
Laguna Beach, California
, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
Oakland, California
, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
In
Australia
, homosexual acts between consenting adults are decriminalized in
New South Wales
and the
Northern Territory
.
March
14 — The
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
in
National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education of the City of Oklahoma City
rules that a statute allowing teachers to be fired for "advocating, soliciting, imposing, encouraging or promoting public or private homosexual activity in a manner that creates a substantial risk that such conduct will come to the attention of school children or school employees" is
facially
overbroad and infringes on
First Amendment
rights.
[
1
]
November
10 — In the
United Kingdom
,
Chris Smith
comes out as gay, becoming the first openly gay member of the
House of Commons
.
29 —
West Hollywood, California
, approves a gay rights ordinance.
[
2
]
December
5 —
Berkeley, California
, extends domestic partnership benefits to the same-sex partners of city employees.
[
3
]
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
↑
National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education of the City of Oklahoma City
. 729 F.2d 1270. March 14, 1984.
↑
Kenney, p. 50
↑
Rutledge, p. 232
References
Kenney, Moira (2001).
Mapping Gay L.A.: The Intersection of Place and Politics
. Temple University Press.
ISBN
1-56639-884-3
.
Rutledge, Leigh (1992).
The Gay Decades
. New York, Penguin.
ISBN
0-452-26810-9
.
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