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

List of years in LGBT rights (table)
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Events

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February

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October

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  • 3 – In the United States, the AFL–CIO labor union votes to support gay rights legislation.

November

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  • 18 – New York governor Mario Cuomo signs an executive order banning public sexual orientation discrimination.[1]

December

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ http://www.buffalostate.edu/equity/documents/Orientation.doc Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine (Microsoft Word document)
  2. ^ "Greenwood v. Taft, Stettinius & Hollister". Ohio Court of Appeals, First District. 13 September 1995. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2011.