1984 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 1984.

Events

Laguna Beach, California prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
Oakland, California prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
In Australia, homosexual acts between consenting adults are decriminalized in New South Wales and the Northern Territory.

March

14 — The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education of the City of Oklahoma City rules that a statute allowing teachers to be fired for "advocating, soliciting, imposing, encouraging or promoting public or private homosexual activity in a manner that creates a substantial risk that such conduct will come to the attention of school children or school employees" is facially overbroad and infringes on First Amendment rights.[1]

November

10 — In the United Kingdom, Chris Smith comes out as gay, becoming the first openly gay member of the House of Commons.
29 — West Hollywood, California approves a gay rights ordinance.[2]

December

5 — Berkeley, California extends domestic partnership benefits to the same-sex partners of city employees.[3]

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Notes

National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education of the City of Oklahoma City. 729 F.2d 1270. March 14, 1984.
Kenney, p. 50
Rutledge, p. 232

References

Kenney, Moira (2001). Mapping Gay L.A.: The Intersection of Place and Politics. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-884-3.
Rutledge, Leigh (1992). The Gay Decades. New York, Penguin. ISBN 0-452-26810-9.

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[1] National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education of the City of Oklahoma City. 729 F.2d 1270. March 14, 1984.

[2] Kenney, p. 50

[3] Rutledge, p. 232