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Events

• Sodomy laws in the Republic of Ireland are repealed.
• Minnesota bans private-sector discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, becoming the first U.S. state to enact a law addressing transgender civil rights.^[1]

January

• January 15 — In U.S. state of Colorado, district court judge Jeffrey Bayless issues a temporary injunction in Romer v. Evans, preventing Amendment 2 from becoming part of the state constitution.

April

• April 25 — Third gay rights march on Washington, D.C., the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation starts with an estimated 300,000 participants.

July

• July 19 — Colorado's Supreme Court upholds an injunction issued by a district court in January against Amendment 2 and sends it back to the district court to be scrutinized.

October

• October 1 — A court orders the federal government of Canada to grant a gay federal worker spousal and bereavement benefits equal to those heterosexual employees receive.
• October 7 — In the United States, the AFL-CIO labor union passes a resolution to oppose the repeal of gay rights laws.

November

• November 30 — Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass policy goes into effect in the U.S. armed forces.

December

• December 3 — The state senate of Massachusetts (United States) passes a bill that protects the civil rights of lesbian and gay students in public schools.

• December 14 — In Colorado, district court judge Jeffrey Bayless rules Amendment 2 unconstitutional. Colorado subsequently appeals the decision.

See also

LGBT portal

• 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

References