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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 —Iowarepeals its "sexual psychopath" law.[1]Passed in the wake of amoral panicfollowing 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 GovernorMilton J. Shappof Pennsylvania.[2]
- 29 — New York City's public radio channel, WNET, airs a special titled "OUTREACH: LESBIANS AND GAY MEN".[3]
May
[edit]- City councilofLos Angelesprohibits employment discrimination by the city based on sexual orientation.[4][citation needed]
July
[edit]- 1 —U.S.state ofIndianadecriminalizes private consensual adult homosexual acts.
- 19 — Homosexual activity becomes illegal, as does same-sex marriage, inLiberia.[5]
September
[edit]- 4 — Start of the three-day "Fourth Annual Gay Conference for Canada and Quebec," held inToronto,including a rally and march.[6]
November
[edit]- 4 — A law on decriminalizing male homosexual acts goes into effect inAustralian Capital Territory[7]
See also
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- 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 fromthe originalon 5 December 2022.RetrievedMarch 4,2021.
- ^"1970's in LGBT Rights".Equaldex.RetrievedMarch 4,2021.
- ^"Fourth Annual Gay Conference For Canada And Quebec, Sept.4-6, 1976, Toronto".RetrievedMarch 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.ISBN1-55583-659-3.
