1998 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 1998.

Contents

Events

February

May

September

October

November

December

Notable deaths

See also

Notes

  1. Emmet Meara (May 27, 1999). "Gay Alliance seeks 2000 vote on discrimination". Sun Journal . Retrieved May 22, 2012.
  2. Marina Yannakoudakis (October 20, 2011). "North Cyprus still criminalises gay community". Public Service Europe. Archived from the original on October 22, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  3. "1998-05-28 Statement on Amendment to EEO Executive Order". May 28, 1998. Archived from the original on August 20, 2012. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
  4. Abel v. United States of America,97-6205( United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit September 23, 1998).
  5. 1 2 3 "Matthew Shepard murder timeline". Casper Star-Tribune Online. October 7, 2008. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Matthew Shepard Murder: A Chronology". Famous Trials. UMKC School of Law. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  7. McNeil, Donald G. Jr. (October 10, 1998). "South Africa Strikes Down Laws on Gay Sex". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Matthew Shepard, victim of anti-gay hate crime, dies". History.com. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. Irwin, Julie (October 14, 1998). "Law denying gay protection stands". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved January 3, 2009.
  10. The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America's Public Schools . U of Minnesota Press. January 1, 2010. ISBN   9781452915319.
  11. Mayhead and DeVore Marshall, p. 101
  12. General Election 1998, Hawaii Office of Elections, November 3, 1998, retrieved July 6, 2010
  13. "Lawrence v Texas". Lambda Legal. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  14. Sack, Kevin (November 24, 1998). "Georgia's High Court Voids Sodomy Law". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  15. 1 2 Sosin, Kate (July 15, 2020). "Her Death Sparked Transgender Day of Remembrance. 22 Years Later, Still No Answers". NBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  16. Navarro, Mireya (December 2, 1998). "2 Decades On, Miami Endorses Gay Rights". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  17. "Boswell v Boswell". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  18. "Tseko Simon Nkoli dies". South African History Online. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

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