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* 12 – The ban on lesbians and gay men serving in the United Kingdom armed forces is lifted.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jan/13/richardnortontaylor |title=Forces Ban on Gays is Lifted |last=Norton-Taylor |first=Richard |date=January 12, 2000 |website=The Guardian |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> |
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===February=== |
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* 14 – [[Jerrold Nadler]], congressman from New York, introduces the [[Permanent Partners Immigration Act]] (H.R 3650) in the [[United States Congress]].<ref> |
* 14 – [[Jerrold Nadler]], congressman from New York, introduces the [[Permanent Partners Immigration Act]] (H.R 3650) in the [[United States Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/106/hr3650 |title=H.R. 3650 (106th): Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2000 |website=Govtrack |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> |
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* 7 – California voters approve [[California Proposition 22 (2000)|Proposition 22]], a preemptive measure stating that California will not recognize same-sex marriages, even if the marriages took place in states that permitted them. |
* 7 – California voters approve [[California Proposition 22 (2000)|Proposition 22]], a preemptive measure stating that California will not recognize same-sex marriages, even if the marriages took place in states that permitted them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/03/03/prop.22/index.html |title='Prop 22' Social Referendum Grips California Voters |last=McCaleb |first=Ian Christopher |date=March 3, 2000 |website=CNN |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817231017/https://www.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/03/03/prop.22/index.html |archive-date=August 17, 2000}}</ref> |
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* 15 – [[Equality Mississippi]] is formed in response to a hate-crime murder and attempts in the U.S. state to ban adoption by same-sex couples. |
* 15 – [[Equality Mississippi]] is formed in response to a hate-crime murder and attempts in the U.S. state to ban adoption by same-sex couples. |
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===April=== |
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* 28—30 – [[Millennium March on Washington]] in the United States. |
* 28—30 – [[Millennium March on Washington]] in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/whose-millennium-march/ |title=Who's Millennium March? |last=Gamson |first=Joshua |date=March 30, 2000 |website=The Nation |access-date=February 23, 2021}}</ref> |
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===June=== |
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*21 – The [[Scottish Parliament|parliament]] of [[Scotland]] repeals [[Section 28]], the law that banned [[local authority|local authorities]] from "promoting homosexuality". It is the first part of the United Kingdom to do so. |
*21 – The [[Scottish Parliament|parliament]] of [[Scotland]] repeals [[Section 28]], the law that banned [[local authority|local authorities]] from "promoting homosexuality". It is the first part of the United Kingdom to do so.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/18238377.section-28-20-years-repeal-effects-still-felt/ |title=Section 28: 20 Years on from Repeal, Effects are Still Felt |last=Logan |first=Caitlin |date=February 16, 2020 |website=The National |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> |
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** In the U.S. state of [[Vermont]], [[civil union]] law goes into effect, granting most state-level marriage rights to registered same-sex couples. |
** In the U.S. state of [[Vermont]], [[civil union]] law goes into effect, granting most state-level marriage rights to registered same-sex couples.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/26/us/vermont-gives-final-approval-to-same-sex-unions.html |title=Vermont Gives Final Approval to Same-Sex Unions |last=Goldberg |first=Carey |date=April 26, 2000 |website=The New York Times |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220060810/https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/26/us/vermont-gives-final-approval-to-same-sex-unions.html |archive-date=December 20, 2013}}</ref> |
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** [[Mississippi]] becomes the third U.S. state to ban [[LGBT adoption|adoption by same-sex couples]]. |
** [[Mississippi]] becomes the third U.S. state to ban [[LGBT adoption|adoption by same-sex couples]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/04/01/federal-judge-voids-mississippi-ban-on-same-sex-couple-adoptions/ |title=Federal Judge Voids Mississippi Ban on Same-Sex Couple Adoptions |last=Barbash |first=Fred |date=April 1, 2016 |website=The Washington Post |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> |
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* [[Montana]] governor [[Marc Racicot]] issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.<ref> |
* [[Montana]] governor [[Marc Racicot]] issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://pridelegal.com/montana-lgbt-laws/ |title=Montana LGBT Laws |website=Pride Legal |access-date=September 12, 2021}}</ref> |
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* The [[Connecticut]] Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, in ''In re John/Jane Doe'', rules that gender identity discrimination is included in the existing ban on sex discrimination in the private sector.<ref>{{Cite web |
* The [[Connecticut]] Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, in ''In re John/Jane Doe'', rules that gender identity discrimination is included in the existing ban on sex discrimination in the private sector.<ref>{{Cite web |
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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. <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> |
* 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=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. |
*[[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 |
* 15 – [[Delaware]] governor [[Thomas Carper]] issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Du Pont |url=http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf |title=BGLAD Newsletter |date=June 2001 |access-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207085053/http://www.dupontbglad.com/Library/Newsletters/n0601.pdf |archive-date=February 7, 2012}}</ref> |
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