1976 in LGBTQ rights

none July 2010 1976 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1976. Events January 1 — Iowa repeals its "sexual psychopath" law.Miller (2002), p. 296 Passed in the wake of a moral panic following the 1954 rape and murder of a young boy, the law had been used to detain dozens of gay men in mental institutions in the 1950s. February 12 — The Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities is formed by Governor Milton J. Shapp of Pennsylvania.http://outinjersey.net/milton-shapp-was-americas-first-equality-governor/ Milton Shapp was America's first equality Governor Burton William 19 October 2018 Out in Jersey 29 — New York City's public radio channel, WNET, airs a special titled "OUTREACH: LESBIANS AND GAY MEN".https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/02/a-glimpse-into-1970s-gay-activism/284077/ A Glimpse Into 1970s Gay Activism Rosen Rebecca J. 26 February 2014 The Atlantic May City council of Los Angeles prohibits employment discrimination by the city based on sexual orientation.https://freedomforallamericans.org/category/states/ca/ LGBTQ Non-Discrimination in California Freedom for All Americans March 4, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20221205201024/https://freedomforallamericans.org/category/states/ca/ 5 December 2022 deadMonth not specified in source. July 2024 July 1 — U.S. state of Indiana decriminalizes private consensual adult homosexual acts. 19 — Homosexual activity becomes illegal, as does same-sex marriage, in Liberia.https://www.equaldex.com/timeline/1970s 1970's in LGBT Rights Equaldex March 4, 2021 September 4 — Start of the three-day "Fourth Annual Gay Conference for Canada and Quebec," held in Toronto, including a rally and march.https://onthebookshelves.com/1976natconference.htm Fourth Annual Gay Conference For Canada And Quebec, Sept.4-6, 1976, Toronto March 4, 2021 November 4 — A law on decriminalizing male homosexual acts goes into effect in Australian Capital TerritoryCarbery, Graham (2010). "Towards Homosexual Equality in Australian Criminal Law: A Brief History" (PDF) (2nd ed.). Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives Inc. 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 Miller, Neil (2002). Sex-crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s. Los Angeles, Alyson Books. 1-55583-659-3. Category:1970s in LGBTQ rights Category:1976 in LGBTQ history