1988 in LGBT rights

1988 in LGBT rights

Events

* Oregon governor Neil Goldschmidt's 1987 executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in state employment is repealed in a referendum (Measure 8), but the repeal does not go into effect as it is immediately challenged in court, and is ruled unconstitutional in 1992. [http://www.qrd.org/qrd/usa/oregon/1992/oca1988.loses-11.13.92] See 1992 in LGBT rights.

April

* Hungary - Lambda became the first LGBT organisation to be registered, this being the first also such official recognition in Central and Eastern Europe

May

* May 24 - In the United Kingdom, the Conservative government passes Section 28, a clause that bans the "promotion of homosexuality" by local government.

October

* October 11 - National Coming Out Day founded in the United States.
* October 15:
**Alexandria, Virginia bans discrimination in employment, housing and other practices based on sexual orientation.

December

* December 21:
** The Chicago City Council votes 28-17 to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation.

Births

Deaths

External links

* [http://www.advocate.com Web site for Advocate news magazine]
* [http://www.365gay.com 365gay.com]
* [http://news.google.com/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=gay+lesbian+bisexual+transgender+homosexual&as_eq=&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_minm=1&as_mind=20&as_maxm=2&as_maxd=19 Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news]

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