1991 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 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

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.