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* The [[age of consent]] across the United Kingdom is [[Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000|equalised at 16]]. Previously, the age of consent was 18 for homosexual acts and 16 for heterosexual acts. The equalisation took place after a long struggle, in which the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour party]] eventually invoked the [[Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949]] after the [[House of Lords]] repeatedly blocked the bill. |
* The [[age of consent]] across the United Kingdom is [[Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000|equalised at 16]]. Previously, the age of consent was 18 for homosexual acts and 16 for heterosexual acts. The equalisation took place after a long struggle, in which the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour party]] eventually invoked the [[Parliament Acts 1911 and 1949]] after the [[House of Lords]] repeatedly blocked the bill. <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z99whyc/revision/2#:~:text=The%20Sexual%20Offences%20(Amendment)%20Act,Order%20was%20passed%20in%202008. |title=What is the legal age of consent for sexual relationships? |date=2012 |website=BBC |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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*[[Tom Vilsack]], governor of the U.S. state of [[Iowa]], rescinds an executive order he issued in 1999 banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector.<ref>{{Cite web |url= |
*[[Tom Vilsack]], governor of the U.S. state of [[Iowa]], rescinds an executive order he issued in 1999 banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://pridelegal.com/iowa-lgbt-laws/ |title=Iowa LGBT Laws |access-date=February 23, 2021 |website=Pride Legal Law at Your Command}}</ref> Vilsack would later reinstate the order for sexual orientation only. |
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* 15 – [[Delaware]] governor [[Thomas Carper]] issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.<ref>http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207085053/http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf |date=February 7, 2012 }} (Adobe Acrobat format)</ref> |
* 15 – [[Delaware]] governor [[Thomas Carper]] issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.<ref>http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207085053/http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf |date=February 7, 2012 }} (Adobe Acrobat format)</ref> |
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