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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. |
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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=http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=20864&TEMPLATE=%2FContentManagement%2FContentDisplay.cfm |title=HRC {{!}} Page Not Found<!--Bot-generated title--> |access-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205063154/http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=20864&TEMPLATE=%2FContentManagement%2FContentDisplay.cfm |archive-date=February 5, 2012 | |
*[[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=http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=20864&TEMPLATE=%2FContentManagement%2FContentDisplay.cfm |title=HRC {{!}} Page Not Found<!--Bot-generated title--> |access-date=March 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205063154/http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Home&CONTENTID=20864&TEMPLATE=%2FContentManagement%2FContentDisplay.cfm |archive-date=February 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</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 (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 (Adobe Acrobat format)</ref> |
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