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1996 timele of major events LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr) rights history, cludg homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * homosexuality in 1996 *
Homosexualy is illegal and as such not vered as a ground to have protectn agast discrimatn. Country jt got rid of the nstutnal ban on gay marriage be not legal.
Regnized Denmark's registered partnership law on this 1Homosexual activy be legal. The 90's were a pivotal time for gay rights.
* homosexuality in 1996 *
While would take another 20 years or so for those rights to be realized, the 90's were a time when gay rights began to be on the foreont of polil nversatns. Ary, and permted gays to serve the ary but banned homosexual activy. While Print Clton's tentn to revoke the prohibn agast gays the ary was origally met wh stiff opposn, his promise led to the discharge of thoands of men and women the armed forc.
On this day 1996, the U.S. Supreme Court stck down an amendment to Colorado’s state nstutn that would have barred protectg gay rights. * homosexuality in 1996 *
In rponse to "Don't Ask Don't Tell", Amendment 2 Colorado, risg hate crim, and on-gog discrimatn agast the LGBTQ muny an timated 800, 000 to one ln people participated the March on Washgton for Lbian, Gay, and Bi Equal Rights and Liberatn on April 25, 1993. Amendment 2 Colorado sought to ny gays and lbians protectn agast discrimatn, claimg that such rights were "special rights.