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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1991.
Events
- U.S. state of Connecticut bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.[1]
- U.S. state of Hawaii bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.[1]
January
- 29 — Minnesota governor Arne Carlson issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[2]
May
- 1 — Three same-sex couples file suit in Hawaii alleging that the state constitution guarantees their right to marry.[3]
- 19 — The Executive Council of Hong Kong votes to decriminalize homosexuality.
August
- 16 — New Jersey governor James Florio issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[4]
December
- 17 — The Minnesota Court of Appeals, overturning a lower court ruling in In re Guardianship of Kowalski, awards guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, brain-damaged in an accident eight years earlier, to her lesbian partner Karen Thompson.[5]
See also
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.ilga.info/Information/Legal_survey/list_of_international_treaties.htm
- ↑ http://www.leg.mn/archive/execorders/91-04.pdf (Adobe Acrobat format)
- ↑ Eskridge, p. 4
- ↑ Executive Order #39
- ↑ Lewin, Tamar (December 18, 1991). "Disabled Woman's Care Given to Lesbian Partner". New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
References
- Eskridge, Jr., William N. (1996). The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment. New York City, The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-82404-3.