1974 in LGBTQ rights

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1974.

Events

• The city of Boulder, Colorado enacts an anti-discrimination ordinance that bars discrimination based on sexual preference. Following public outcry, the city council places a repeal measure up for a public vote, which results in the repeal of the ordinance.
• Dublin, Ireland and Oslo, Norway both hold gay pride demonstrations or something similar.
• The Netherlands allowed LGBT individuals to serve in the military.

January

• 1 - Ohio repealed its sodomy and solicitation laws.
• 11 — L'Association homophile de Montreal holds first meeting.
• 15 — New York City theatre magazine After Dark bans the use of the word "gay" in advertisements.
• 19 — The Gay Women's Collective holds two-day lesbian conference at Montreal's women's centre.

February

• 11 — Richard North and Chris Vogel become first couple known to be married by the Unitarian Universalist Church. The Government of Canada refuses to recognize their marriage.

April

• 2 - Kathy Kozachenko is the first openly gay person to be elected to political office in the U.S., having been elected to the Ann Arbor City Council in Michigan.

October

• 16 - In both South Africa and Namibia, a person can legally change their gender but surgery is required.

November

• 5 — Elaine Noble becomes the first openly gay or lesbian individual to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. when she is elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

December

• 9 — Allan Spear, a state senator in the U.S. state of Minnesota, comes out as gay.

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