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1974 in LGBT rights

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Overview of the events of 1974 in LGBT rights

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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1974.

• The city of Boulder, Colorado enacts an anti-discrimination ordinance that bars discrimination based on sexual preference. Following public outcry, the city council places a repeal measure up for a public vote, which results in the repeal of the ordinance.^[1][2]

• 11 — L'Association homophile de Montréal holds first meeting.^[3]
• 15 — New York City theatre magazine After Dark bans the use of the word "gay" in advertisements.
• 19 — The Gay Women's Collective holds two-day lesbian conference at Montreal's women's centre.^[4]

• 11 — Richard North and Chris Vogel become first couple known to be married by the Unitarian Universalist Church. The Government of Canada refuses to recognize their marriage.^[5]

• 5 — Elaine Noble becomes the first openly gay or lesbian individual to be elected to a state legislature in the U.S. when she is elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives.^[6]

• 9 — Allan Spear, a state senator in the U.S. state of Minnesota, comes out as gay.^[7]

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