1983 in LGBT rights explained

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

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

• 18 – New York governor Mario Cuomo signs 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.buffalostate.edu/equity/documents/Orientation.doc (Microsoft Word document)
2. Web site: Greenwood v. Taft, Stettinius & Hollister . Ohio Court of Appeals, First District . 13 September 1995 . 23 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101214134800/http://danpinello.com/Greenwood.htm . 14 December 2010 . dead.