2000 in LGBTQ rights

none July 2011 2000 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ rights that took place in the year 2000. Events Voters in US state of Maine reject a proposal to reinstate the ban on sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector, with 50.5 per cent against and 49.5 per cent for. January 12 – The ban on lesbians and gay men serving in the United Kingdom armed forces is lifted.https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jan/13/richardnortontaylor Forces Ban on Gays is Lifted Norton-Taylor Richard January 12, 2000 The Guardian September 12, 2021 February 14 – Jerrold Nadler, congressman from New York, introduces the Permanent Partners Immigration Act (H.R 3650) in the United States Congress.https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/106/hr3650 H.R. 3650 (106th): Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2000 Govtrack September 12, 2021 March 7 – California voters approve Proposition 22, a preemptive measure stating that California will not recognize same-sex marriages, even if the marriages took place in states that permitted them.https://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/03/03/prop.22/index.html 'Prop 22' Social Referendum Grips California Voters McCaleb Ian Christopher March 3, 2000 CNN September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20000817231017/https://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/03/03/prop.22/index.html August 17, 2000 15 – Equality Mississippi is formed in response to a hate-crime murder and attempts in the U.S. state to ban adoption by same-sex couples. April 28—30 – Millennium March on Washington in the United States.https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/whose-millennium-march/ Who's Millennium March? Gamson Joshua March 30, 2000 The Nation February 23, 2021 June 21 – The parliament of Scotland repeals Section 28, the law that banned local authorities from "promoting homosexuality". It is the first part of the United Kingdom to do so.https://www.thenational.scot/news/18238377.section-28-20-years-repeal-effects-still-felt/ Section 28: 20 Years on from Repeal, Effects are Still Felt Logan Caitlin February 16, 2020 The National September 12, 2021 July 1 In the U.S. state of Vermont, civil union law goes into effect, granting most state-level marriage rights to registered same-sex couples.https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/26/us/vermont-gives-final-approval-to-same-sex-unions.html Vermont Gives Final Approval to Same-Sex Unions Goldberg Carey April 26, 2000 The New York Times September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20131220060810/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/26/us/vermont-gives-final-approval-to-same-sex-unions.html December 20, 2013 Mississippi becomes the third U.S. state to ban adoption by same-sex couples.https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/01/federal-judge-voids-mississippi-ban-on-same-sex-couple-adoptions/ Federal Judge Voids Mississippi Ban on Same-Sex Couple Adoptions Barbash Fred April 1, 2016 The Washington Post September 12, 2021 November Montana governor Marc Racicot issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.https://pridelegal.com/montana-lgbt-laws/ Montana LGBT Laws Pride Legal September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20201129201301/https://pridelegal.com/montana-lgbt-laws/ November 29, 2020 The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, in In re John/Jane Doe, rules that gender identity discrimination is included in the existing ban on sex discrimination in the private sector. In re John/Jane Doe Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders December 1, 2000 http://www.glad.org/work/cases/in-re-john-jane-doe/ July 27, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724135722/http://www.glad.org/work/cases/in-re-john-jane-doe/ July 24, 2011 dead December The age of consent across the United Kingdom is equalised at 16. Previously, the age of consent was 18 for homosexual acts and 16 for heterosexual acts. The equalisation took place after a long struggle, in which the Labour party eventually invoked the Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949 after the House of Lords repeatedly blocked the bill.https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z99whyc/revision/2#:~:text=The%20Sexual%20Offences%20(Amendment)%20Act,Order%20was%20passed%20in%202008. https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015327/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z99whyc/revision/2#:~:text=The%20Sexual%20Offences%20(Amendment)%20Act,Order%20was%20passed%20in%202008. dead November 12, 2020 What is the legal age of consent for sexual relationships? 2012 BBC February 23, 2021 Tom Vilsack, governor of the U.S. state of Iowa, rescinds an executive order he issued in 1999 banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector.https://pridelegal.com/iowa-lgbt-laws/ Iowa LGBT Laws February 23, 2021 Pride Legal Law at Your Command https://web.archive.org/web/20201203113225/https://pridelegal.com/iowa-lgbt-laws/ December 3, 2020 Vilsack would later reinstate the order for sexual orientation only. 15 – Delaware governor Thomas Carper issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.Du Pont http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf BGLAD Newsletter June 2001 September 12, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20120207085053/http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf February 7, 2012 Deaths December 18 – Hal Call, American businessman and homophile leader (Mattachine Society). Transitions The Advocate 18 January 30, 2001 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 LGBTQ rights