1997 in LGBTQ rights
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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1997.
Events
- Sodomy is decriminalized in the People's Republic of China.[1]
- Fiji becomes the second country in the world whose constitution explicitly protects against discrimination based on sexual orientation, although the Fijian government does not invalidate or repeal its sodomy laws.[2]
- U.S. state of Maine bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector. The ban is later repealed in a referendum.[3]
- U.S. state of New Hampshire bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.[4]
April
- 30 — Ellen DeGeneres's character Ellen Morgan comes out as gay in "The Puppy Episode", seen by 42 million viewers.[5]
July
- 2 — District judge Eugene Nickerson in Abel v. United States of America, a challenge to "don't ask, don't tell", rules that the law in its entirety violates the First and Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[6][7]
October
- 3 — In Ontario, Canada court rules that the Government of Ontario's Insurance Act must include same-sex partners in its definition of spouse.[8]
November
- 25 — Homosexuality is decriminalized in Ecuador following a landmark decision handed down by the Constitutional Tribunal.[9]
December
- Annise Parker is elected as an at-large member of the Houston City Council alongside mayoral candidate Lee P. Brown.[10]
- 2 — David Catania becomes the first openly gay or lesbian person to be elected to the city council of Washington, D.C.[11]
- 10 — The Constitution Review Committee in Florida votes 6–2 to reject adding sexual orientation as a criterion for protection in the state constitution.[12]
- 16 — In New Zealand, the court of appeal rules unanimously not to grant same-sex couples the right to marry.[13]
- 17 — In the U.S. state of New Jersey, same-sex couples are given the right to jointly adopt children.[14]
See also
- 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
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