1991 in LGBT rights

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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1991.

Events

U.S. state of Connecticut bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.^[1]
U.S. state of Hawaii bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.^[1]

29 — Minnesota governor Arne Carlson issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.^[2]

16 — The United Kingdom Department of Health issued guidance banning social workers from allowing gay couples to become foster parents.^[3]

1 — Three same-sex couples file suit in Hawaii alleging that the state constitution guarantees their right to marry.^[4]
19 — The Executive Council of Hong Kong votes to decriminalize homosexuality.

16 — New Jersey governor James Florio issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.^[5]

17 — The Minnesota Court of Appeals, overturning a lower court ruling in In re Guardianship of Kowalski, awards guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, brain-damaged in an accident eight years earlier, to her lesbian partner Karen Thompson.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Laws Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation". Archived from the original on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
^ http://www.leg.mn/archive/execorders/91-04.pdf (Adobe Acrobat format)
^ Pallot, Peter (17 April 1991). "Homosexual fostering policies banned". The Daily Telegraph. No. 42242. p. 1.
^ Eskridge, p. 4
^ Executive Order #39
^ Lewin, Tamar (December 18, 1991). "Disabled Woman's Care Given to Lesbian Partner". New York Times. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

Eskridge Jr., William N. (1996). The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment. New York City, The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-684-82404-3.

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