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  Timeline of LGBT history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1971 in gay rights - Homosexuality was decriminalized in Finland.
The Gay Pride Flag, symbol of the Gay Rights Movement, was first flown in 1978 in San Francisco.
1989 in gay rights - Denmark is first country in the world to enact registered partnership laws (like a civil union) for same-sex couples, with most of the same rights as marriage (excluding the right to adoption and marriage in a church).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gay_rights_timeline   (3873 words)

  
 Out in the Mountains, May 1991 : Gay Rights Bills Pass in Connecticut, Hawaii
Despite this doubling of states with gay and lesbian rights, Maine experienced an unexpected setback when a similar bill was defeated in that state's House of Representatives.
Vermont's gay rights bill, also receiving attention this year, continues to be put on hold due to state concerns over budgetary matters.
In 1975, the state was the first to have a gay rights bill pass in either legislative branch.
www.mountainpridemedia.org /oitm/issues/1991/05may1991/index.html   (780 words)

  
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Many gay rights groups opposed Alito's confirmation, concerned about his positions on the right to privacy, minority interests and reproductive rights.
Gay rights advocates expressed concern on Tuesday about the future of the court and cases making their way through the federal judiciary, including challenges to the Defense of Marriage Act.
He said gay rights advocates need to keep the actions of the last six years of the Bush administration "front and center as we go forward".
uk.gay.com /printit/headlines/9550   (715 words)

  
 A long-awaited win for gay rights: Senate OKs state anti-bias bill
The 25-23 roll call vote was a countdown to victory for gay rights advocates who have fought long and hard to pass the anti-discrimination legislation.
At a gathering of religious gay rights supporters Friday afternoon on Capitol Hill, the Rev. Stephen Jones of Seattle First Baptist Church said Hutcherson relies on "bad science" to argue that homosexuality is a choice that should not be protected by law.
Gay rights leader Ed Murray is appointed to fill a vacancy in the state House.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /local/257432_gayrights28.html   (1811 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : 1991   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.
Four Los Angeles, California police officers are indicted for the videotaped March 3, 1991 beating of motorist Rodney King during an arrest.
July 9 - International Human Rights Federation cites human rights violations committed by police and military personnel during Oka crisis in Quebec.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /1991   (3352 words)

  
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LAW (Gay Rights/Legislation) Constitutionality of Same Sex Marriage in the United States of America The proposed legalization of same-sex marriage is one of the most significant issues in contemporary American family law.
The constitutional rights argument for same-sex marriage affirms that there is a fundamental constitutional right to marry, or a broader right of privacy or of intimate association.
The underlying principle in DOMA is that states now have the right to redefine what they feel is or is not appropriate behavior and shall be allowed or illegal in their state.
members.aol.com /oohalooo/gayrights.html   (2313 words)

  
 Gotham Gazette -- Gay Rights In NYC, 2001
The stumbling blocks to Republican cooperation on gay rights used to be the Conservative Party and the Catholic Conference, representing the states bishops.
The gay lobbying group is also pushing Duane's Dignity for All Students Act which calls upon schools to create safer schools for all students, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender students.
But even though the modern gay movement was born here at Stonewall in 1969 and New York activists first conceived the idea of gay rights legislation in 1970, the city and state have become followers in the movement for equality on the basis of sexual orientation, not leaders and innovators.
www.gothamgazette.com /iotw/gayrights01   (1807 words)

  
 Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Moreover, the Egyptian blockade prior to the 1956 Suez War violated the Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, which was adopted by the UN Conference on the Law of the Sea on April 27, 1958.
On the Right, the Likud party was formed by a union of the Liberals and the nationalist Herut party.
In keeping with the framework established at the Madrid Conference in October 1991, bilateral negotiations are being conducted between Israeli and Palestinian representatives (from the Israeli-controlled West Bank and Gaza Strip) to achieve a permanent settlement.
israel.iqnaut.net   (5016 words)

  
 Gay Rights Watch: 05/15/2005 - 05/21/2005
Gay marriage opponents filed a proposed amendment to the California Constitution on Thursday that would ban same-sex marriage in the state and strip domestic partners of most spousal benefits.
Gay rights supporters described the measure as among the most extreme attempts nationwide to block the gains same-sex couples have made since Massachusetts legalized gay marriage a year ago.
Elections held on Tuesday ushered three gay candidates into new offices, advanced two candidates to general elections and maintained a strong win rate established for candidates endorsed by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, a Washington, DC-based political action committee that identifies, trains and supports lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) candidates for public office.
www.gayrightswatch.com /2005_05_15_gayrightswatch_archive.html   (2256 words)

  
 Independent Gay Forum - The State Department's Gay-Rights Tool
State Department officials who have worked to include documentation of human rights violations against LGBT people are to be commended, as are the many global activists who brought these violations to light.
In contrast, the Human Rights Campaign used the report's release mainly as an excuse to bash the U.S. government for its recent vote against consultative status for gay organizations at the United Nations.
The plight of gay people in so many countries is far too dire to subordinate it to partisan political concerns.
www.indegayforum.org /news/show/27346.html   (1073 words)

  
 The Public Eye : Website of Political Research Associates
Thus, when gay rights is defined by the Right, their less inclusive terms, gay rights and/or lesbians and gay men are applied.
When researchers examined data about gay people who were not in therapy, the idea that homosexuality was a mental illness was found to be untrue." It is important to note that the American Psychiatric Association includes diagnostic categories for Gender Identity Disorder and Transvestic Fetishism in the fourth edition of the DSM (1994).
Results came from a national survey of 1,007 voters conducted 5-8 November 1996 for the Human Rights Campaign by the polling firm of Greenberg Research Inc. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percent.
www.publiceye.org /equality/x-gay/X-Gay-13.html   (2577 words)

  
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CA of gays Oregon Repeal executive Governor Pass 56% voided order banning hiring signed order TF 53% in 1992 discrimination in state in 1987 employment 1989 Athens, OH Repeal gay rights Council?
Fail 60% n/a Sweet Home, Ban gay rights laws None Pass 77% Voided OR Tampa, FL Repeal gay-rights law Previous ballot Pass 56% Voided repeal was voided 1994 Alachua County, Repeal County Pass 57% Voided FL 1993 Alachua County, Ban Gay Rights Laws County Pass 59% Voided FL (Amend.
Collected 27,000 needed rights laws 51,388 Washington (2) Repeal and ban gay Local laws Failed to file rights laws; prevent gays signatures from adopting (608 and 610) 1995 Idaho Repeal and ban gay Local laws Failed to collect enough rights laws (for 1996) signatures Tampa, FL Referendum to repeal ordinance; Provision thrown off ballot.
www.ac.wwu.edu /~donovan/ballot.txt   (635 words)

  
 UNLV Libraries: Find Articles and More   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
It publishes a wide range of scholarship from 1991 through the present that includes working papers from university research institutes, occasional papers series from NGOs, foundation-funded research projects, proceedings from conferences, books, journals and policy briefs.
Balanced information on all sides of an issue, including comments from experts in the field, numerous charts and graphs, a pro-con feature, a chronology, a lengthy bibliography for additional research, and a list of contacts are included in each report.
Included are autobiographies, case law and statutes, government publications, photographs, reference and scholarly articles, speeches, and excerpts from manuscript collections such as the files of the NAACP and the White House civil rights files of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.
www.library.nevada.edu /search/eralpha.php   (10808 words)

  
 Timeline
In advance of the American bicentennial celebration, the American Issues Forum is begun, a series of debates examining the rights of individuals, obligations of society, the work ethic, and the effects of urbanization.
I and Robert Bellah's Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life are published to critical and popular acclaim.
NEH honors the second group of Charles Frankel Prize recipients: Mortimer Adler, Henry Hampton, Bernard Knox, David Van Tassel, and Ethyle Wolfe.
www.neh.gov /whoweare/timeline.html   (5404 words)

  
 Book Reviews and Recommended Readings: Association of MultiEthnic Americans, Inc.
Published 1991 by Lathrop, Lee and Shepard, New York.
Published 1970 by Dell Publishing, New York; Reissue 1991 by Laurel Leaf.
Published 1991 by Harper Collins, New York; Reprint edition 1993 HarperTrophy.
www.ameasite.org /biblio.asp   (1137 words)

  
 Vanderbilt Television News Archive: Programs broadcast in October 1991
The following programs are available in the collection of the Vanderbilt Television News Archive from October 1991:
-- CBS Evening News -- Oct 01, 1991: (Commercial: Mr.
NBC Evening News -- Oct 07, 1991: USSR / Ukraine / Russia / Grain Shortage
openweb.tvnews.vanderbilt.edu /1991-10   (11608 words)

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