1974 in LGBTQ rights

none 1974 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1974. Events The city of Boulder, Colorado enacts an anti-discrimination ordinance that bars discrimination based on sexual preference. Following public outcry, the city council places a repeal measure up for a public vote, which results in the repeal of the ordinance.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O3MVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G-sDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6592,1764856&dq=boulder+gay+rights+1974 Phelps Timothy Gay issues split Colorado cities Eugene Register-Guard 8A Newsday 1995-10-08 2009-08-30Taylor Carol Taylor: Mayor controversial for support of gay rights Colorado Daily 2008-11-14 Colorado Daily http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_13106720 2014-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20140810152812/http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_13106720 2014-08-10 Dublin, Irelandhttps://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/ireland-pride-lgbt A history of Pride and LGBTQ+ protests in Ireland O'Brien Shane June 1, 2024 Irish Central August 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250606000256/https://www.irishcentral.com/news/community/ireland-pride-lgbt June 6, 2025 and Oslo, Norway2020-06-24 nb Det startet med et voldsomt opprør i USA for snart 50 år siden. Nå ventes 250.000 til lørdagens parade. https://www.aftenposten.no/article/ap-oRGwVR.html www.aftenposten.no both hold gay pride demonstrations or something similar.https://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2016/jun/25/how-pride-marches-spread-around-the-world-lgbt How LGBT Pride marches spread around the world Arnett George June 25, 2016 The Guardian August 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20160626141155/https://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2016/jun/25/how-pride-marches-spread-around-the-world-lgbt June 26, 2016 The Netherlands allowed LGBT individuals to serve in the military.https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/countries-that-allow-transgender-members-in-the-military-1.4222205 Countries that allow transgender members in the military July 26, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20200327191037/https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/countries-that-allow-transgender-members-in-the-military-1.4222205 March 27, 2020 January 1 - Ohio repealed its sodomy and solicitation laws.https://www.equaldex.com/timeline/1974 1974 in LGBT Rights Equaldex August 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250704105156/https://www.equaldex.com/timeline/1974 July 4, 2025 11 — L'Association homophile de Montreal holds first meeting.https://ronnisanlo.com/today-in-lgbt-history-january-11/ Today in LGBT History - January 11 Sanlo Ronni January 11, 2018 Ronni Sanlo March 4, 2021 January 17, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210117062142/https://ronnisanlo.com/today-in-lgbt-history-january-11/ dead https://archipel.uqam.ca/781/1/M10180.pdf?gathStatIcon=true INFLUENCE DE LA PRESSE ÉCRITE SUR L'ÉMANCIPATION DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ GAIE MONTRÉALAISE AU XXE SIÈCLE Roberge Jean-Francois January 2008 Universite du Quebec a Montreal French August 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250814232330/https://archipel.uqam.ca/781/1/M10180.pdf?gathStatIcon=true August 14, 2025 15 — New York City theatre magazine After Dark bans the use of the word "gay" in advertisements.August 2025 19 — The Gay Women's Collective holds two-day lesbian conference at Montreal's women's centre.Lesbian and gay liberation in Canada : a selected annotated chronology, 1964-1975 McLeod Donald W. ECW Press/Homewood Books 1996 1550222732 Toronto 152 February 11 — Richard North and Chris Vogel become first couple known to be married by the Unitarian Universalist Church. The Government of Canada refuses to recognize their marriage.Frum Barbara Gay Winnipeg couple marries http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/gay-winnipeg-couple-marries 19 July 2016 As It Happens 21 February 1974 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20200922032843/https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/gay-winnipeg-couple-marries 22 September 2020 April 2 - Kathy Kozachenko is the first openly gay person to be elected to political office in the U.S., having been elected to the Ann Arbor City Council in Michigan.https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/meet-lesbian-who-made-political-history-years-harvey-milk-n1174941 Meet the lesbian who made political history years before Harvey Milk Compton Julie April 2, 2020 NBC News August 14, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250716175219/https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/meet-lesbian-who-made-political-history-years-harvey-milk-n1174941 July 16, 2025https://record.umich.edu/articles/it-happened-at-michigan-breaking-barriers-and-making-gay-rights-history/ It happened at Michigan - breaking barriers and making gay rights history October 30, 2023 University of Michigan August 14, 2025 October 16 - In both South Africa and Namibia, a person can legally change their gender but surgery is required. November 5 — Elaine Noble becomes the first openly gay or lesbian individual to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. when she is elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.Gianoulis Tina Noble, Elaine glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture 2005-10-13 http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/noble_e.html March 6, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20071030032157/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/noble_e.html October 30, 2007 December 9 — Allan Spear, a state senator in the U.S. state of Minnesota, comes out as gay.Spear Allan H. Crossing the barriers : the autobiography of Allan H. Spear https://archive.org/details/crossingbarriers00spea limited 2010 University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis 9780816670406 259–307 Entering the Senate and leaving the closet 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:1970s in LGBTQ rights Category:1974 in LGBTQ history