1974 in LGBT rights

Events

January

*January 1 - Ohio repeals state sodomy laws.
*January 11 - Montreal, Canada's L'Association homophile de Montréal holds first meeting.
*January 15 - New York City theatre magazine "After Dark" bans the use of the word "gay" in advertisements.
*January 19 - Gay Women's Collective holds two-day lesbian conference in Montreal's women's centre.

February

*February 11
**Same-sex marriage in Canada:
***Richard North and Chris Vogel become first publicized couple to be married by the Unitarian-Universalist Church, although the government refuses to acknowledge their marriage.

November

*November 5:
**Elaine Noble becomes the first openly gay or lesbian individual to be elected to a state legislature when she is elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

December

*December 9:
**Minnesota state senator Allan Spear comes out as gay.

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]