1972 in gay rights

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 January 2 April 2.1 May 2.2 June 2.3 July 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 External links

[edit] Events

[edit] January

• January 1 - Hawaii repeals sodomy laws.

[edit] April

• April 1 - Delaware decriminalizes consensual homosexual acts between adults.

[edit] May

• May 2 - J. Edgar Hoover dies and leaves most of his estate to Clyde Tolson, his companion of 40 years.

[edit] June

• June 27 - Gay News the first UK gay magazine hits newsstands.

[edit] July

• July 10 - Ann Arbor, Michigan becomes the first American city to ban discrimination against homosexuals in housing, public accommodation, and employment.
• July 12 - Delegate Jim Foster becomes the first openly gay person to address a major American party convention at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

• May 2 - J. Edgar Hoover, 83, American director of FBI
• August 2 (New York City) - Paul Goodman, American poet, writer, and public intellectual.

[edit] External links

• Web site for Advocate news magazine
• 365gay.com
• Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news