2001 in LGBTQ rights

none July 2011 2001 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2001. Events The U.S. state of Maryland bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.http://www.mchr.state.md.us/discriminationdiscussion.html The Anti-Discrimination Act of 2001 Commission on Human Relations: Maryland September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20031212123318/http://www.mchr.state.md.us/discriminationdiscussion.html December 12, 2003 Indiana governor Frank O'Bannon issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.http://www.indianaequality.org/frequently_asked_questions.php Frequently Asked Questions Indiana Equality September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20060904174506/http://www.indianaequality.org/frequently_asked_questions.php September 4, 2006 January 26 – Italy abolishes the ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. GAY E DONAZIONE DEL SANGUE http://www.avisgiarre.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537:gay-e-donazione-del-sangue&catid=9:articoli-informavis&Itemid=20 www.avisgiarre.it 2016-02-13 Administrator https://web.archive.org/web/20160222072721/http://www.avisgiarre.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=537:gay-e-donazione-del-sangue&catid=9:articoli-informavis&Itemid=20 February 22, 2016 dead mdy-all February 14 – Jerrold Nadler, U.S. congressman from New York, reintroduces the Permanent Partners Immigration Act (H.R 690) in the U.S. Congress.https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/106/hr3650 H.R. 3650 (106th): Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2000 Govtrack September 12, 2021 April 1 – In the Netherlands, legislation allowing same-sex marriage goes into effect, making it the first country to extend full marriage rights to same-sex couples.https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/04/01/the-netherlands-celebrates-20-years-since-becoming-the-first-country-to-legalize-same-sex-marriage-by-floating-a-giant-pink-cake-down-amsterdams-canals/?sh=1fa10e184c1a The Netherlands Celebrates 20 Years Since Becoming The First Country To Legalize Same-Sex Marriage By Floating A Giant Pink Cake Down Amsterdam's Canals Hart Robert April 1, 2021 Forbes September 12, 2021https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-04-01/the-dutch-went-first-in-2001-who-has-same-sex-marriage-now The Dutch Went First in 2001; Who Has Same-Sex Marriage Now? April 1, 2021 U.S. News September 12, 2021https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gay-marriage-goes-dutch/ Gay Marriage Goes Dutch April 1, 2001 CBS News September 12, 2021 16 – Oscar-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg steps down from an advisory board of the Boy Scouts of America, citing the organization's discriminatory practices in regards to religious belief and sexual orientation.https://time.com/4011934/first-eagle-scout/ How Eagle Scouts Have Made Their Mark on America Latson Jennifer September 2, 2015 Time September 12, 2021 17 – The Alaska Supreme Court dismisses Brause v. Alaska. The lawsuit was filed by a same-sex couple seeking the rights reserved to married couples despite a state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. The Court rules that the couples' claim of discrimination had not ripened under state law.http://touchngo.com/sp/html/sp-5392.htm Brause v. Alaska, Supreme Court No. S-9376 September 12, 2021 20 – The Chinese Society of Psychiatry declares homosexuality no longer an illness. The new Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/08/health/homosexuality-not-an-illness-chinese-say.html Homosexuality Not an Illness, Chinese Say March 8, 2001 The New York Times September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20170104084709/https://www.nytimes.com/2001/03/08/health/homosexuality-not-an-illness-chinese-say.html January 4, 2017 30 – The San Francisco Board of Supervisors approves a measure allowing city employees to claim reimbursement for up to $50,000 of costs associated with sex reassignment surgery. Benefit of transition The Advocate 21 June 5, 2001 June 30 – Football hooligans, clerics, ultranationalist youth and far right skinheads storm the first Pride march in Belgrade (at the time Yugoslavia, now Serbia), attacking and seriously injuring several participants and stopping the event from taking place. The police were too poorly equipped to suppress riots or protect the Pride marchers. July 17 - US state of Rhode Island bans gender identity discrimination in the private sector.http://www.transgenderlaw.org/ndlaws/rirelease.htm Transgender Law and Policy: Rhode Island News Release July 18, 2001 September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20021209044733/http://www.transgenderlaw.org/ndlaws/rirelease.htm December 9, 2002 23 – Eight British Columbia same-sex couples begin to petition the Supreme Court of British Columbia that the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman is unconstitutional. August 1 – In Germany, the Civil Union Bill goes into effect. September 5 – The first couples sign the Greater London Authority's partnership register. The partnership register is a way of recognising the partnership status of couples, both same-sex and opposite-sex. November 13 – In the U.S., the city council of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passes an ordinance which adds sexual orientation to its municipal anti-discrimination law. 17 – Vancouver, British Columbia resident Aaron Webster is killed in what many believe to be a gay bashing attack. The Canadian court system is reluctant to prosecute the case as a hate crime, believing this would be too difficult to prove, and subsequently charges four youths with manslaughter.https://xtramagazine.com/power/the-murder-that-changed-us-5579 The Murder That Changed Us Perelle Robin November 16, 2011 Xtra September 12, 2021https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/gay-community-troubled-by-release-of-killer-in-stanley-park-death-1.776449 Gay Community Troubled by Release of Killer in Stanley Park Death February 5, 2009 CBC September 12, 2021https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/pair-brutally-beat-man-because-he-was-gay-crown-tells-bc-court/article1006853/ Pair Brutally Beat Man Because He Was Gay, Crown Tells B.C. Court Mickleburgh Rod November 16, 2004 The Globe and Mail September 12, 2021 Deaths September 11 – Mark Bingham, one of 37 fatalities on United Airlines flight 93 and 2,998 fatalities in the September 11 attacks on the United States. Bingham, 31, was a member of the Log Cabin Republicans. December 22 – Lance Loud, reality television participant (An American Family), musician (Mumps), journalist (The Advocate). 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 References Category:2000s in LGBTQ rights