1993 in LGBTQ rights

none 1993 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1993. Events Sodomy laws in the Republic of Ireland are repealed. Minnesota bans private-sector discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, becoming the first U.S. state to enact a law addressing transgender civil rights.Current Issues http://www.counseling.org/PublicPolicy/PositionPapers.aspx?AGuid=5cc5633a-a87c-4782-b6b7-40845047dd10 American Counseling Association https://web.archive.org/web/20081003053545/http://www.counseling.org/PublicPolicy/PositionPapers.aspx?AGuid=5cc5633a-a87c-4782-b6b7-40845047dd10 3 October 2008 dead January 15 – In U.S. state of Colorado, district court judge Jeffrey Bayless issues a temporary injunction in Romer v. Evans, preventing Amendment 2 from becoming part of the state constitution. April 25 – Third gay rights march on Washington, D.C., the March on Washington for Lesbian, Gay and Bi Equal Rights and Liberation draws an estimated 1,000,000 participants.https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/26/us/march-for-gay-rights-gay-marchers-throng-mall-in-appeal-for-rights.html March for gay rights; gay marchers throng mall in appeal for rights Schmaltz Jeffrey April 26, 1993 The New York Times June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20100325205308/https://www.nytimes.com/1993/04/26/us/march-for-gay-rights-gay-marchers-throng-mall-in-appeal-for-rights.html March 25, 2010https://speakoutsocialists.org/30-years-after-lgbtq-march-on-washington-we-are-still-fighting-for-freedom/ 30 years after LGBTQ march on Washington: we are still fighting for freedom April 24, 2023 Speak Out Socialists June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230604110613/https://speakoutsocialists.org/30-years-after-lgbtq-march-on-washington-we-are-still-fighting-for-freedom/ June 4, 2023 29 - Russia decriminalized homosexual relationships.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-29-mn-41287-story.html Russia revokes law punishing gay sex Dahlburg John-Thor May 29, 1993 The LA Times June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20200104141636/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-29-mn-41287-story.html January 4, 2020https://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia The facts on LGBT rights in Russia The Council for Global Equality June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20190327134506/https://www.globalequality.org/component/content/article/1-in-the-news/186-the-facts-on-lgbt-rights-in-russia March 27, 2019 May 5 – In Baehr v. Lewin, the Hawaii Supreme Court rules that denying marriage licenses to same-sex couples constitutes discrimination based on sex under the Hawaii Constitution. The court remands the case to the trial court to determine whether the state had a "compelling" state interest in barring such marriages.Eskridge, p. 5 Baehr v. Lewin 852 P.2d 44 Hawaii Supreme Court 1993-05-05 July 19 – Colorado's Supreme Court upholds an injunction issued by a district court in January against Amendment 2 and sends it back to the district court to be scrutinized. August 10 - New Zealand passes their Human Rights Act.https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0082/latest/dlm304212.html Human Rights Act 1993 August 10, 1993 New Zealand Legislation June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20081021014304/https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0082/latest/dlm304212.html October 21, 2008https://tikatangata.org.nz/human-rights-in-aotearoa/rights-of-sexual-and-gender-minorities Rights of Sexual and Gender Minorities Human Rights Commission September 19 – The Hamilton Square Baptist Church protests break out in San Francisco.San Francisco: Baptist Church Becomes Target in the Culture Wars https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/1993/november-8/san-francisco-baptist-church-becomes-target-in-culture-wars.html 2 February 2021 ChristianityToday.com en October 1 – A court orders the federal government of Canada to grant a gay federal worker spousal and bereavement benefits equal to those heterosexual employees receive. 7 – In the United States, the AFL–CIO labor union passes a resolution to oppose the repeal of gay rights laws. November 2 – Voters in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Lewiston, Maine, repeal bans on discrimination based on homosexual orientation.https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/10/30/challenge-to-gay-rights/754f5bb4-3f62-4851-b38e-d1279db87a0b/ Challenge to gay rights Walsh Edward October 29, 1993 The Washington Post June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20180429224510/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/10/30/challenge-to-gay-rights/754f5bb4-3f62-4851-b38e-d1279db87a0b/ April 29, 2018https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=nln_communique Non-discrimination statute repealed by voters Harrison Dick November 1993 Communique June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240920095835/https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1046&context=nln_communique September 20, 2024 30 – Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Pursue, Don't Harass policy goes into effect in the United States armed forces.https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/lgbtq/90s A brief history of civil rights in the United States: the 1990s, "don't ask, don't tell", and DOMA Howard University June 4, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20201205105116/https://library.law.howard.edu/civilrightshistory/lgbtq/90s December 5, 2020 December 3 – The state senate of Massachusetts passes a bill that protects the civil rights of lesbian and gay students in public schools. 14 – In Colorado, district court judge Jeffrey Bayless rules Amendment 2 unconstitutional. Gallagher John Battle without end? The Advocate 24 1994-02-08 https://books.google.com/books?id=K2MEAAAAMBAJ 2010-07-28 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 Eskridge, Jr., William N. (1996). The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment. New York City, The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster. 0-684-82404-3. Category:1990s in LGBTQ rights Category:1993 in LGBTQ history