This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1977.
Events
The city of
Washington, D.C., adopts a human rights code banning sexual orientation discrimination in private employment.[1] This code replaces previous legislation such as Title 34, enacted in
1973 which also granted sexual orientation protection.
Dade County, Florida, in the
United States, enacts a Human Rights Ordinance providing that rights can not be abridged on the basis of sexuality.
February
7 — The city council of
Tucson, Arizona, passes an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodation.
March
17 —
Arkansas reinstates its sodomy law, two years after repealing it.[2]
May
21 — 750 gays and lesbians and supporters in
Minneapolis protest the appearance of
Anita Bryant who had arrived to perform at the opening of a fruit warehouse.[3]
June
7 —
Save Our Children, a campaign founded by
Anita Bryant, trading on fears of homosexual "recruitment" and child molestation, results in a repeal of
Dade County, Florida's, Civil Rights Ordinance by an margin of 69% to 31%.[4]
16 — In
Houston, Texas, a protest demonstration of 6,000 gays, lesbians and supporters marches through downtown when
Anita Bryant arrives to entertain at a banquet.[5]
16 — In a New York Supreme Court case, Richards vs. US Tennis ASSN, Renee Richards, a transgender woman, is allowed to play in the tennis tournament.[7]
September
1 — The present-day
Log Cabin Republicans organization is founded as the "Gay Republicans" club, a group of lesbians and gays within the United States'
Republican Party.
15 —
Quebec becomes the first jurisdiction (larger than a city or county) in the world to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The
Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, certain services and other activities in the public and private sectors.
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1977.
Events
The city of
Washington, D.C., adopts a human rights code banning sexual orientation discrimination in private employment.[1] This code replaces previous legislation such as Title 34, enacted in
1973 which also granted sexual orientation protection.
Dade County, Florida, in the
United States, enacts a Human Rights Ordinance providing that rights can not be abridged on the basis of sexuality.
February
7 — The city council of
Tucson, Arizona, passes an ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodation.
March
17 —
Arkansas reinstates its sodomy law, two years after repealing it.[2]
May
21 — 750 gays and lesbians and supporters in
Minneapolis protest the appearance of
Anita Bryant who had arrived to perform at the opening of a fruit warehouse.[3]
June
7 —
Save Our Children, a campaign founded by
Anita Bryant, trading on fears of homosexual "recruitment" and child molestation, results in a repeal of
Dade County, Florida's, Civil Rights Ordinance by an margin of 69% to 31%.[4]
16 — In
Houston, Texas, a protest demonstration of 6,000 gays, lesbians and supporters marches through downtown when
Anita Bryant arrives to entertain at a banquet.[5]
16 — In a New York Supreme Court case, Richards vs. US Tennis ASSN, Renee Richards, a transgender woman, is allowed to play in the tennis tournament.[7]
September
1 — The present-day
Log Cabin Republicans organization is founded as the "Gay Republicans" club, a group of lesbians and gays within the United States'
Republican Party.
15 —
Quebec becomes the first jurisdiction (larger than a city or county) in the world to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The
Quebec Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, certain services and other activities in the public and private sectors.