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1998 Accomplishments of Gay and Lesbian Civil Rights Movement
No doubt, 1998 has been a bumpy ride on occasion. However, we won plenty of big victories this year, and as the saying goes "the Freedom Train doesn't go in reverse!"
(in roughly chronological order)
State of Oregon adds DP benefits for state employees
Freddie Mac adds DP benefits
Mobil and Amoco add DP benefits
Alaska judge rules against state in same-sex marriage case (overturned by voters in Nov referendum)
Houston adds gay rights order for public employment
Clinton Health Directive bans bias against gays
NJ court rules scouts must admit gays
Tower Records adds DP benefits
US Supreme Court rules same-sex sexual harassment illegal
Eugene Oregon adopts DP benefits
PacBell/Nevada Bell add DP Benefits
Federal Judge upholds San Francisco DP law
Gaineville FL passes gay civil rights law
Bar Harbor Maine passes gay civil rights law
Long Island Maine passes gay civil rights law
Ypsilanti MI voter suphold gay civil rights law at ballot
Philadelphia passes DP benefits law
AT&T grants DP benefits to its employees
Iowa City grants federal housing benefits to same-sex couples
New York City adopts nation's most far-ranging DP recognition
Congressional Quarterly grants DP benefits
Clinton signs executive order banning discrimination in all federal civilian positions
Gainesville FL adopts anti-discrimination law
Albany NY strengthens anti-discrimination law
Portland OR approves law requiring all contractors to not discriminate against gays
Rhode Island legislature repeals sodomy law
Madison WI schools add DP benefits
Anti-gay harassment ban added to federal educational guidelines
Miami Beach adds DP benefits
Safeco adds DP
City of Boston adds DP benefits for city employees (a public registry already existed)
House of Representatives resoundingly defeats move to rollback Clinton's executive order
Meryll Lynch adds DP Benefits
Onondaga County NY (Syracuse) passes gay civil rights law
Sorreto, Maine passses gay civil rights law
Maryland oral sodomy law overturned by judge
Mosaix Software Corp. adds DP benefits
Teradyne, Inc adds DP benefits
First open lesbian wins congressional seat
Radical right suffers major electoral setbacks in 98 fall elections
South Portland voters approve gay rights law
Historic NJ case gives joint custody to lesbian partner after break-up
Georgia sodomy law overturned by state Supreme Court
Dade County, FL passes civil rights law
Utah lesbian teacher wins important court case striking down local school district ban on her speech after she came out as a lesbian.
Toledo, OH passes gay civil rights bill
Want to relive 1997 too? You can see our 1997 victories here
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