Overview of the events of 1976 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1976.
January [ edit ] 1 — Iowa repeals its "sexual psychopath" law.[1] moral panic following the 1954 rape and murder of a young boy, the law had been used to detain dozens of gay men in mental institutions in the 1950s. February [ edit ] 12 — The Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities is formed by Governor Milton J. Shapp of Pennsylvania.[2]
29 — New York City's public radio channel, WNET, airs a special titled "OUTREACH: LESBIANS AND GAY MEN".[3] 1 — U.S. state of Indiana decriminalizes private consensual adult homosexual acts.
19 — Homosexual activity becomes illegal, as does same-sex marriage, in Liberia .[5] September [ edit ] 4 — Start of the three-day "Fourth Annual Gay Conference for Canada and Quebec," held in Toronto , including a rally and march.[6] November [ edit ] See also [ edit ]
^ Miller (2002), p. 296
^ Burton, William (19 October 2018). "Milton Shapp was America's first equality Governor" . Out in Jersey . ^ Rosen, Rebecca J. (26 February 2014). "A Glimpse Into 1970s Gay Activism" . The Atlantic . ^ "LGBTQ Non-Discrimination in California" . Freedom for All Americans . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .^ "1970's in LGBT Rights" . Equaldex . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .^ "Fourth Annual Gay Conference For Canada And Quebec, Sept.4-6, 1976, Toronto" . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .^ Carbery, Graham (2010). "Towards Homosexual Equality in Australian Criminal Law: A Brief History" (PDF) (2nd ed.). Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives Inc.
References [ edit ] Miller, Neil (2002). Sex-crime Panic: A Journey to the Paranoid Heart of the 1950s . Los Angeles, Alyson Books. ISBN 1-55583-659-3.
