1974 in LGBT rights explained

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.^{[1] [2]}

January

• 11 — L'Association homophile de Montréal holds first meeting.^[3]
• 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

December

• 9 — Allan Spear, a state senator in the U.S. state of Minnesota, comes out as gay.^[7]

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

Notes and References

1. News: Phelps . Timothy . Gay issues split Colorado cities . Eugene Register-Guard . 8A . Newsday . 1995-10-08 . 2009-08-30.
2. News: Taylor . Carol . Taylor: Mayor controversial for support of gay rights . Colorado Daily . 2008-11-14 . Colorado Daily . 2014-07-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810152812/http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_13106720 . 2014-08-10 . dead .
3. Web site: Today in LGBT History - January 11 . Sanlo . Ronni . January 11, 2018 . Ronni Sanlo . March 4, 2021.
4. Book: McLeod, Donald W.. Lesbian and gay liberation in Canada : a selected annotated chronology, 1964-1975. ECW Press/Homewood Books. 1996. 1550222732. Toronto. 152.
5. News: Frum. Barbara. Gay Winnipeg couple marries. 19 July 2016. As It Happens. 21 February 1974 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200922032843/https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/gay-winnipeg-couple-marries . 22 September 2020.
6. Web site: Gianoulis . Tina . Noble, Elaine . glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture . 2005-10-13 . March 6, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071030032157/http://www.glbtq.com/social-sciences/noble_e.html . October 30, 2007 .
7. Book: Spear. Allan H.. Crossing the barriers : the autobiography of Allan H. Spear. limited. 2010. University of Minnesota Press. Minneapolis. 9780816670406. 259–307. Entering the Senate and leaving the closet.