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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1989.
Events
In the United Kingdom, the
Stonewall
gay rights lobbying group is founded.
In
East Germany
, Article 151 is deleted from the penal code.
Homosexuality
and
heterosexuality
were then treated equally with an
age of consent
of 14.
Long Beach, California
, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
Los Angeles County, California
, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
March
7 — The appeal of a transgender woman against UK law not allowing her to legally change sex and to marry a male is rejected by the
European Commission of Human Rights
, with one member dissenting and also arguing in favour of same-sex marriage.
[1]
June
7 —
Denmark
creates
registered partnerships
for same-sex couples, offering identical rights as
marriage
within the country.
November
7 — Voters repeal gay rights ordinances in the U.S. cities of
Athens, Ohio
;
Tacoma, Washington
; and
Irvine
and
Concord, California
.
[2]
15 — Private-sector sexual orientation discrimination becomes illegal in the U.S. state of
Massachusetts
.
30 — U.S. city of
Columbus, Ohio
, adopts a hate crimes bill which includes sexual orientation.
December
10 —
New York City
sees approximately 4,500 protestors at
St. Patrick's Cathedral
during
mass
in a "Stop the Church" action organized by
ACT UP
and
Women's Health Action and Mobilization
to demonstrate dissatisfaction with the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese's
position against
AIDS
education, the distribution of
condoms
, and
abortion
. 111 protestors are arrested.
[3]
[4]
See also
LGBT portal
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
^
"EComHR Report on application no. 11095/84"
. Archived from
the original
on 12 February 2007
. Retrieved
15 November
2010
.
^
MacNamara, Mark (9 November 1989). "Losses alarm gay rights supporters".
USA Today
. p. 3A.
^
Crimp, Douglas.
ACT UP New York: Capsule History
ACT UP
. Accessed 4 July 2007.
^
ACT UP.
10 Year Anniversary of "Stop the Church"
Accessed 4 July 2007.
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