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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1995.

Events

A new penal code is introduced in Portugal, which lowers the age of consent for heterosexual acts to 14; however it retains an age of consent of 16 for homosexual acts.
Sweden legalizes registered partnerships, with all of the rights of marriage—except for marriage in a church and adoption.
US state of Rhode Island bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.^[1]

January

1 – Sweden begins registering same-sex domestic partners. Same-sex couples receive most of the rights of mixed-sex marriages but do not receive the right to a church wedding, the right to adopt children or the right to artificial insemination.^[2]
19 – The District of Columbia Court of Appeals rules in Dean v. District of Columbia that the district's human rights ordinance barring discrimination based on sexual orientation does not guarantee a right to same-sex marriage.^[3]

February

2 – A judge in Tennessee rules that the state's sodomy law violates the state constitution.^[4]
17 – The Canadian province of British Columbia announces new regulations allowing gay and lesbian people to adopt children.^[5]

March

9 – Scott Amedure, a gay man, is shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz, a heterosexual man, after Amedure revealed a secret crush on Schmitz during a taping of The Jenny Jones Show . Schmitz is later convicted of second-degree murder with a sentence of 30 to 50 years.
30 – In Abel v. United States of America, the first challenge to "don't ask, don't tell", district judge Eugene Nickerson rules that the provision of the 1993 law barring LGBT military personnel from saying they are LGBT infringes on their First Amendment and Fifth Amendment rights.^[6]

May

17 – Hillsborough County, Florida commissioners repeal the county's gay rights law.^[7]
25 – In Egan v. Canada the Supreme Court of Canada rules that sexual orientation is a prohibited ground of discrimination under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a part of the constitution. Section 15 does not explicitly list sexual orientation, but is designed to permit the addition of new grounds by the courts. The ruling will have a wide impact since section 15 applies to all laws, including human rights laws that prohibit discrimination by all employers, landlords, service providers and governments.

June

13 – The Broward County Commission passes a gay rights bill covering employment, housing and public accommodation.^[8]
19 – In Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston the United States Supreme Court rules that private citizens organizing a public demonstration may legally exclude groups who impart a message that the private citizen does not wish to promote. The ruling allows the organizers of the city's annual St. Patrick's Day parade to exclude LGBT contingents.^[9]
24 – Inauguration of the Memorial to gay and lesbian victims of National Socialism in Cologne, Germany

August

2 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signs Executive Order 12968, which bans discrimination based on "sexual orientation" as it establishes uniform policies for allowing government employees access to classified information.^[10]

October

10 – The United States Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Romer v. Evans , the case that would eventually overturn Colorado's Amendment 2, which banned gay rights laws in the state.

December

30 – San Francisco outlaws discrimination based on gender identity.^[11]

Deaths

March 9 – Scott Amedure, 32, talk show murder victim
November 17 – James Woods III, 32, author of The Corporate Closet: The Professional Lives of Gay Men in America
November 20 – Steven Powsner, 40, former president of the New York City Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Louisiana may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Louisiana, and same-sex marriage has been legal in the state since June 2015 as a result of Obergefell v. Hodges.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Michigan may face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Michigan, as is same-sex marriage. Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity is not explicitly banned within state law. However, a ruling of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and a decision of the Michigan Civil Rights Commission have ensured that members of the LGBT community are not discriminated against and are protected in the eyes of the law.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Ohio may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Ohio, and same-sex marriage has been legally recognized since June 2015 as a result of Obergefell v. Hodges. Ohio statutes do not address discrimination on account of sexual orientation and gender identity; however, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal. In addition, a number of Ohio cities have passed anti-discrimination ordinances providing protections in housing and public accommodations. Conversion therapy is also banned in a number of cities.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S. state of West Virginia face legal challenges not faced by non-LGBT persons. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1976, and same-sex marriage has been recognized since October 2014. West Virginia statutes do not address discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity; however, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal.

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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Indiana enjoy most of the same rights as other people, but still may face some challenges that non-LGBT residents do not otherwise face. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Indiana since October 6, 2014, when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal in the case of Baskin v. Bogan.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Nebraska may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Nebraska, and same-sex marriage has been recognized since June 2015 as a result of Obergefell v. Hodges. The state prohibits discrimination on account of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment and housing following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County and a subsequent decision of the Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission. In addition, the state's largest city, Omaha, has enacted protections in public accommodations.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Montana may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Montana since 1997. Same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are eligible for all of the protections available to opposite-sex married couples, as same-sex marriage has been recognized since November 2014. State statutes do not address discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity; however, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal under federal law. A number of cities also provide protections in housing and public accommodations.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the U.S state of Idaho face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT people. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Idaho, and same-sex marriage has been legal in the state since October 2014. State statutes do not address discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; however, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal. A number of cities and counties provide further protections, namely in housing and public accommodations. A 2019 Public Religion Research Institute opinion poll showed that 71% of Idahoans supported anti-discrimination legislation protecting LGBT people, and a 2016 survey by the same pollster found majority support for same-sex marriage.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Kansas may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Kansas, and the state has prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in employment, housing and public accommodations since 2020.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Alaska may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT Alaskans. Same-sex sexual activity has been legal since 1980, and same-sex couples have been able to marry since October 2014. The state offers few legal protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, leaving LGBT people vulnerable to discrimination in housing and public accommodations; however, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal under federal law. In addition, four Alaskan cities, Anchorage, Juneau, Sitka and Ketchikan, representing about 46% of the state population, have passed discrimination protections for housing and public accommodations.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of Oklahoma enjoy most of the rights available to non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Oklahoma, and both same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples have been permitted since October 2014. State statutes do not prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity; however, the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal. This practice may still continue, as Oklahoma is an at-will employment state and it is still legal to fire an employee without requiring the employer to disclose any reason.

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References

↑ Current Issues
↑ "A Swede deal for couples". The Advocate . July 12, 1994. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
↑ Dean v. District of Columbia, 92CV737 ( District of Columbia Court of Appeals January 19, 1995).
↑ "Another one bites the dust". The Advocate . March 7, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
↑ "OK in B.C." The Advocate . April 4, 1995. p. 10.
↑ Schmitt, Eric (March 31, 1995). "Judge Overturns Pentagon Policy on Homosexuals". The New York Times . p. A24. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
↑ "Reversal in Florida". The Advocate . June 27, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
↑ "Rights bill OK'd". The Advocate . July 25, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
↑ Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston , 515US557 ( Supreme Court of the United States June 19, 1995).
↑ New York Times: Todd S. Purdum, "Clinton Ends Ban on Security Clearance for Gay Workers," August 4, 1995, accessed March 6, 2012
↑ "Around the nation". The Advocate . February 7, 1995. p. 20. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

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[1] Current Issues

[2] "A Swede deal for couples". The Advocate . July 12, 1994. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

[3] Dean v. District of Columbia, 92CV737 ( District of Columbia Court of Appeals January 19, 1995).

[4] "Another one bites the dust". The Advocate . March 7, 1995. p. 16. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

[5] "OK in B.C." The Advocate . April 4, 1995. p. 10.

[6] Schmitt, Eric (March 31, 1995). "Judge Overturns Pentagon Policy on Homosexuals". The New York Times . p. A24. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

[7] "Reversal in Florida". The Advocate . June 27, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

[8] "Rights bill OK'd". The Advocate . July 25, 1995. p. 14. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

[9] Hurley v. Irish-American Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Group of Boston , 515US557 ( Supreme Court of the United States June 19, 1995).

[10] New York Times: Todd S. Purdum, "Clinton Ends Ban on Security Clearance for Gay Workers," August 4, 1995, accessed March 6, 2012

[11] "Around the nation". The Advocate . February 7, 1995. p. 20. Retrieved July 28, 2010.

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