1976 in LGBT rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1976.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 1 — Iowa repeals its "sexual psychopath" law.[1] Passed in the wake of a moral panic following the 1954 rape and murder of a young boy, the law had been used to detain dozens of gay men in mental institutions in the 1950s.
February
[edit]- 12 — The Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities is formed by Governor Milton J. Shapp of Pennsylvania.[2]
- 29 — New York City's public radio channel, WNET, airs a special titled "OUTREACH: LESBIANS AND GAY MEN".[3]
May
[edit]- City council of Los Angeles prohibits employment discrimination by the city based on sexual orientation.[4][citation needed]
July
[edit]- 1 — U.S. state of Indiana decriminalizes private consensual adult homosexual acts.
- 19 — Homosexual activity becomes illegal, as does same-sex marriage, in Liberia.[5]
September
[edit]- 4 — Start of the three-day "Fourth Annual Gay Conference for Canada and Quebec," held in Toronto, including a rally and march.[6]
November
[edit]- 4 — A law on decriminalizing male homosexual acts goes into effect in Australian Capital Territory[7]
See also
[edit]
- 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
[edit]- ^ Miller (2002), p. 296
- ^ Burton, William (19 October 2018). "Milton Shapp was America's first equality Governor". Out in Jersey.
- ^ Rosen, Rebecca J. (26 February 2014). "A Glimpse Into 1970s Gay Activism". The Atlantic.
- ^ "LGBTQ Non-Discrimination in California". Freedom for All Americans. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "1970's in LGBT Rights". Equaldex. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Fourth Annual Gay Conference For Canada And Quebec, Sept.4-6, 1976, Toronto". Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Carbery, Graham (2010). "Towards Homosexual Equality in Australian Criminal Law: A Brief History" (PDF) (2nd ed.). Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives Inc.
References
[edit]- Miller, Neil (2002). Sex-crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s. Los Angeles, Alyson Books. ISBN 1-55583-659-3.
