1998 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1998.
Events
February
- 10 – Voters in the US state of Maine reject a law enacted in 1997 banning sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector with 51.5 percent against.[1]
May
September
October
November
- 3
- 20 – In the U.S. state of Texas, John Lawrence and Tyrone Garner are fined US$125 each after being arrested for having sex in their home. They refuse to pay the fine, resulting in a challenge of the Texas sodomy law which would eventually lead to the 2003 nationwide repeal of sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas.
- 23 – The Supreme Court of the U.S. state of Georgia rules 6 to 1 to invalidate that state's sodomy law.[12]
- 28 – In Allston, Massachusetts, transgender woman of color Rita Hester is murdered. The ensuing candlelight vigil a few days later was attended by 250 people and inspired the Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed each Nov 20 worldwide.
December
- 1 – Officials in Miami, Florida, vote 7–6 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment and housing.[13]
- 18 – The Maryland Court of Appeals rules that a parent's access to his or her children cannot be restricted due to his or her sexual orientation.
- 22 – In New Zealand, Minister of Immigration Tuariki Delamere announces equality for gay and lesbian couples applying for permanent residency, to take effect on March 29, 1999.
Deaths
- October 12 – Matthew Shepard, 21, gay-bashing victim
- November 28 – Rita Hester, transgender murder victim
- November 30 – Simon Nkoli, South African gay-rights and anti-apartheid activist
See also
Notes
- ↑ Emmet Meara (May 27, 1999). "Gay Alliance seeks 2000 vote on discrimination". Sun Journal. Retrieved May 22, 2012.
- ↑ Marina Yannakoudakis (October 20, 2011). "North Cyprus still criminalises gay community". Public Service Europe. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
- ↑ "1998-05-28 Statement on Amendment to EEO Executive Order". May 28, 1998. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ Abel v. United States of America, 97-6205 (United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit September 23, 1998).
- ↑ "Matthew Shepard murder timeline". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Jr, Donald G. Mcneil (1998-10-10). "South Africa Strikes Down Laws on Gay Sex". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ "Matthew Shepard murder timeline". Casper Star-Tribune Online. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Irwin, Julie (October 14, 1998). "Law denying gay protection stands". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ↑ The Right to Be Out: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in America's Public Schools. U of Minnesota Press. 2010-01-01. ISBN 9781452915319.
- ↑ Mayhead and DeVore Marshall, p. 101
- ↑ General Election 1998, Hawaii Office of Elections, November 3, 1998, retrieved July 6, 2010
- ↑ Sack, Kevin (1998-11-24). "Georgia's High Court Voids Sodomy Law". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- ↑ Navarro, Mireya (1998-12-02). "2 Decades On, Miami Endorses Gay Rights". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
References
- Mayhead, Molly A. and Brenda DeVore Marshall (2005). Women's Political Discourse: A 21st-century Perspective. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 0-7425-2909-6.