1991 in LGBTQ rights

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1991.

Events

• U.S. state of Connecticut bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector. ^[1]
• U.S. state of Hawaii bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector. ^[1]

January

• 29 — Minnesota governor Arne Carlson issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector. ^[2]

April

• 16 — The United Kingdom Department of Health issued guidance banning social workers from allowing gay couples to become foster parents. ^[3]

May

• 1 — Three same-sex couples file suit in Hawaii alleging that the state constitution guarantees their right to marry. ^[4]
• 19 — The Executive Council of Hong Kong votes to decriminalize homosexuality.

August

• 16 — New Jersey governor James Florio issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector. ^[5]

December

• 17 — The Minnesota Court of Appeals, overturning a lower court ruling in In re Guardianship of Kowalski , awards guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, brain-damaged in an accident eight years earlier, to her lesbian partner Karen Thompson. ^[6]

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. "Laws Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
2. http://www.leg.mn/archive/execorders/91-04.pdf (Adobe Acrobat format)
3. Pallot, Peter (17 April 1991). "Homosexual fostering policies banned". The Daily Telegraph. No. 42242. p. 1.
4. Eskridge, p. 4
5. Executive Order #39
6. Lewin, Tamar (December 18, 1991). "Disabled Woman's Care Given to Lesbian Partner". New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

References

• Eskridge Jr., William N. (1996). The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment. New York City, The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster. ISBN   0-684-82404-3.