1977 in LGBTQ rights

none 1977 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1977. Events thumb|upright|Save Our Children brochure The city of Washington, D.C., adopts a human rights code banning sexual orientation discrimination in private employment.The National Journal of Sexual Orientation Law This code replaces previous legislation such as Title 34, enacted in 1973 which also granted sexual orientation protection. Dade County, Florida, in the United States, enacts a Human Rights Ordinance providing that rights can not be abridged on the basis of sexuality. February 7 — The city council of Tucson, Arizona, passes an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodation. March 17 — Arkansas reinstates its sodomy law, two years after repealing it.Rutledge, p. 102 May 21 — 750 gays and lesbians and supporters in Minneapolis protest the appearance of Anita Bryant who had arrived to perform at the opening of a fruit warehouse.http://thecolu.mn/9842/minnesota-lgbt-history-month-the-pie-and-anita-bryant Minnesota LGBT History Month: The pie and Anita Bryant Birkey Andy October 2, 2013 The Column March 4, 2021 June 7 — Save Our Children, a campaign founded by Anita Bryant, trading on fears of homosexual "recruitment" and child molestation, results in a repeal of Dade County, Florida's, Civil Rights Ordinance by a margin of 69% to 31%.Rutledge, p. 108 16 — In Houston, Texas, a protest demonstration of 6,000 gays, lesbians and supporters marches through downtown when Anita Bryant arrives to entertain at a banquet.https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2017/05/pride-parade-houston-history-anita-bryant-protests Pride and Protests: Remembering the Night Anita Bryant Came to Town Shilcutt Katharine May 25, 2017 Houstonia March 4, 2021 July 21 — In Ontario, a committee recommends that the Ontario Human Rights Code be amended to include sexual orientation.http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/bit-history-life-together-1977 A Bit of History: Life Together, 1977 Ontario Human Rights Commission/Commission ontarienne des droits de la personne March 4, 2021 August 16 — In a New York Supreme Court case, Richards vs. US Tennis ASSN, Renee Richards, a transgender woman, is allowed to play in the tennis tournament.https://www.leagle.com/decision/197780693misc2d7131654 RICHARDS v. US TENNIS ASS 93 Misc.2d 713 (1977) sc2d7131654 Leagle.com Leagle 2018-04-10 en September 1 — The present-day Log Cabin Republicans organization is founded as the "Gay Republicans" club, a group of lesbians and gays within the United States' Republican Party. October 7 — The Advocate, an LGBT themed magazine, celebrates its 10th anniversary in Washington, D.C. 14 — Minneapolis gay rights activist Thom Higgins throws a pie into the face of Anita Bryant during a news conference in Des Moines, Iowa.Rutledge, p. 114 15 — The school board of Santa Barbara, California, votes to ban discrimination against students based on sexual orientation. November 2 — Senior Action in a Gay Environment, now known as Services & Advocacy for GLBT elders, is founded.https://www.sageusa.org/ SAGE Homepage March 4, 2021 8 — Harvey Milk becomes the first openly gay man to be elected in a major U.S. city when he is elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/harvey-milk-first-openly-gay-person-elected-in-california Harvey Milk Becomes the First Openly Gay Person Elected to Public Office in California History.com March 4, 2021 The man who would assassinate Milk and city mayor George Moscone less than eleven months later—Dan White—is also elected to the Board of Supervisors on this day. 28 — Aspen, Colorado, passes a gay rights ordinance. December 15 — Quebec becomes the first jurisdiction (larger than a city or county) in the world to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, certain services and other activities in the public and private sectors. See also LGBTQ 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 References Rutledge, Leigh (1992). The Gay Decades. New York: Penguin Books Ltd. 0-452-26810-9. Category:1970s in LGBTQ rights Category:1977 in LGBTQ history