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The advocacy movement for LGBT rights in the state has been dated as far back as 1969 during the Stonewall riots in New York City. Same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults has been legal since the New York v. Onofre case in 1980. Same-sex marriage has been legal statewide since 2011, with some cities recognizing domestic partnerships ...
The New York City Gay Rights Bill was an anti-discrimination bill passed on March 20, 1986, in a New York City Council vote of 21–14 as Local Law 2 of 1986. [1] [2] The purpose of the bill was to provide protections from discrimination to New York City's LGBTQ+ population in three main areas: housing, employment and public accommodations.
The Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act ( SONDA) is a New York law which prohibits discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation in employment, housing, public accommodations, education, credit, and the exercise of civil rights. [1] Passed in 2002, SONDA added the term "sexual orientation" to the list of ...
LGBT history in New York. The Stonewall Inn in the gay enclave of Greenwich Village; site of the June 1969 Stonewall riots, the cradle of the modern LGBT rights movement and an icon of queer culture is adorned with rainbow pride flags. [1][2][3] New York state, a state in the northeastern United States, has one of the largest and the most ...
In June 2011, same-sex marriage legislation passed the House and the Senate, and was signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo on June 24, 2011. The law took effect on July 24, 2011. New York was the sixth U.S. state, and the seventh U.S. jurisdiction (after the District of Columbia), to license same-sex marriages.
The Lesbian Herstory Archives is founded by members of the Gay Academic Union, and hosted in Joan Nestle's Upper West Side apartment. 1980. November 19: An armed man targeting gay bars kills two and wounds six in Greenwich Village. [7] 1981. January 15: Nick Rock becomes first known AIDS death in New York City.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the United States are among the most advanced in the world, [1] [2] with public opinion and jurisprudence changing significantly since the late 1980s. [3] [4] [5] In 1962, beginning with Illinois, states began to decriminalize same-sex sexual activity, [6] and in 2003, through Lawrence v.
On June 23, 2015, the Stonewall Inn was the first landmark in New York City to be recognized by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on the basis of its status in LGBT history, [28] and on June 24, 2016, the Stonewall National Monument was named the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to the LGBTQ-rights movement. [8]