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Events

March

  • March 9 — Scott Amedure, a gay man, was shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz, a straight man, after Amedure revealed a secret crush on Schmitz during a taping of the The Jenny Jones Show. Schmitz was later convicted of second-degree murder with a sentence of 30 to 50 years.

May

  • May 15 — Transgender activists from around the country demonstrate outside the courthouse in Falls City, Nebraska, at the trial for the murder of Brandon Teena, kicking off a national campaign of demonstrations in support of transgender victims
  • May 25 — In Egan v. Canada the Supreme Court of Canada rules that sexual orientation is a prohibited ground of discrimination under section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a part of the constitution. Section 15 does not explicitly list sexual orientation, but is designed to permit the addition of new grounds by the courts. The ruling will have a wide impact since section 15 applies to all laws, including human rights laws that prohibit discrimination by all employers, landlords, service providers and governments.

October

November

December

Deaths

  • March 9 — Scott Amedure, 32, talk show murder victim
  • November 17 — James Woods III, 32, author of The Corporate Closet: The Professional Lives of Gay Men in America
  • November 20 — Steven Powsner, 40, former president of the New York City Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center

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