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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1974.
Events
[edit]- 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.[1][2]
- Dublin, Ireland[3] and Oslo, Norway[4] both hold gay pride demonstrations or something similar.[5]
- The Netherlands allowed LGBT individuals to serve in the military.[6]
January
[edit]- 1 - Ohio repealed its sodomy and solicitation laws.[7]
- 11 — L'Association homophile de Montréal holds first meeting.[8][9]
- 15 — New York City theatre magazine After Dark bans the use of the word "gay" in advertisements.[citation needed]
- 19 — The Gay Women's Collective holds two-day lesbian conference at Montreal's women's centre.[10]
February
[edit]- 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.[11]
April
[edit]- 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.[12][13]
October
[edit]- 16 - In both South Africa and Namibia, a person can legally change their gender but surgery is required.[7]
November
[edit]- 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.[14]
December
[edit]- 9 — Allan Spear, a state senator in the U.S. state of Minnesota, comes out as gay.[15]
See also
[edit]
- 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
[edit]- ^ Phelps, Timothy (1995-10-08). "Gay issues split Colorado cities". Eugene Register-Guard. Newsday. p. 8A. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Taylor, Carol (2008-11-14). "Taylor: Mayor controversial for support of gay rights". Colorado Daily. Colorado Daily. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
- ^ O'Brien, Shane (June 1, 2024). "A history of Pride and LGBTQ+ protests in Ireland". Irish Central. Archived from the original on June 6, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ "Det startet med et voldsomt opprør i USA for snart 50 år siden. Nå ventes 250.000 til lørdagens parade". www.aftenposten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ^ Arnett, George (June 25, 2016). "How LGBT Pride marches spread around the world". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 26, 2016. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ "Countries that allow transgender members in the military". July 26, 2017. Archived from the original on March 27, 2020.
- ^ a b "1974 in LGBT Rights". Equaldex. Archived from the original on July 4, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ Sanlo, Ronni (January 11, 2018). "Today in LGBT History - January 11". Ronni Sanlo. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Roberge, Jean-Francois (January 2008). "INFLUENCE DE LA PRESSE ÉCRITE SUR L'ÉMANCIPATION DE LA COMMUNAUTÉ GAIE MONTRÉALAISE AU XXE SIÈCLE" (PDF) (in French). Universite du Quebec a Montreal. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 14, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ McLeod, Donald W. (1996). Lesbian and gay liberation in Canada : a selected annotated chronology, 1964-1975. Toronto: ECW Press/Homewood Books. p. 152. ISBN 1550222732.
- ^ Frum, Barbara (21 February 1974). "Gay Winnipeg couple marries". As It Happens. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Compton, Julie (April 2, 2020). "Meet the lesbian who made political history years before Harvey Milk". NBC News. Archived from the original on July 16, 2025. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ "It happened at Michigan - breaking barriers and making gay rights history". University of Michigan. October 30, 2023. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ Gianoulis, Tina (2005-10-13). "Noble, Elaine". glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Archived from the original on October 30, 2007. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ^ Spear, Allan H. (2010). "Entering the Senate and leaving the closet". Crossing the barriers : the autobiography of Allan H. Spear. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. pp. 259–307. ISBN 9780816670406.
