1983 in LGBT rights

This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1983.

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Events

February

• In the 1983 by-election for the Bermondsey constituency in South London, Labour candidate Peter Tatchell loses a previously safe seat after a campaign dominated by attacks on his left-wing politics and homosexuality.

October

• 3 — In the United States, the AFL-CIO labor union votes to support gay rights legislation.

November

• New York governor Mario Cuomo issues an executive order banning public sexual orientation discrimination.[1]

December

• 30 — Ohio governor Richard Celeste issues Executive Order 83-64, which prohibits discrimination in state employment on the basis of sexual orientation.[2]

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

1. http://www.buffalostate.edu/equity/documents/Orientation.doc Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine (Microsoft Word document)
2. Ohio Court of Appeals, First District. Greenwood v. Taft, Stettinius & Hollister. Danpinello.com. 1995-09-13. Accessed: 2011-01-23.