16 —
New Jersey governor
James Florio issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[5]
December
17 — The
Minnesota Court of Appeals, overturning a lower court ruling in In re Guardianship of Kowalski, awards guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, brain-damaged in an accident eight years earlier, to her lesbian partner Karen Thompson.[6]
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