This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1980.

List of years in LGBT rights (table)
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Events

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  • 9 — The former municipality of Metropolitan Toronto passes a declaration about being an equal opportunity employer, but refuses to pass a stronger Metro Bill of Rights which explicitly includes sexual orientation.
  • 15 — At its first meeting, the subcommittee established by the Toronto Board of Education to explore the possibility of establishing a liaison with the gay community votes to disband.
  • 18 — The Toronto Board of Education adopts a policy banning discrimination based on sexual orientation while adding a clause forbidding "proselytizing of homosexuality in the schools".[9]

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Notes

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  1. ^ "People v. Onofre". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "Com. v. Bonadio". Justia. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "Kentucky v Wasson". American Psychological Association. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "Income tax cut rejected by voters in California". The Kingman (AZ) Daily Miner. Associated Press. 1980-06-04. p. A3. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  5. ^ "Canadian Human Rights Act". Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund. 11 September 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Shilts, p. 32
  7. ^ Sears, p. 389
  8. ^ Smith, et al., p. 193
  9. ^ Annetta, Michael (September 18, 2013). "September 18 in LGBTQ History". The Lavender Effect. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

References

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  • Sears, Thomas James (2001). Rebels, Rubyfruit, and Rhinestones: Queering Space in the Stonewall South. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2964-6.
  • Shilts, Randy (1987). And the Band Played on: Politics, People, And the AIDS Epidemic. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-00994-1.
  • Smith, Raymond A. and Donald P. Haider-Markel (2003). Gay and Lesbian Americans and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1-57607-256-8.