1977 in gay rights

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  • Dade County, Florida enacts a Human Rights Ordinance providing that rights can not be abridged on the basis of sexuality.
  • June 7 "Save Our Children", a campaign founded by Anita Bryant, trading on fears of homosexual "recruitment" and child molestation, results in a repeal of the county's Civil Rights Ordinance by an overwhelming margin of 69% to 31%.
  • Quebec becomes the first jurisdiction (larger than a city or county) in the world to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, certain services and other activities in the public and private sectors.

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