This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1985.

List of years in LGBT rights (table)
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Events

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  • France prohibits discrimination based on lifestyle ("moeurs"), including homosexuality, in employment and services, public and private.[1]

March

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  • 26 — The Supreme Court of the United States, being divided 4—4, affirms the ruling of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals which struck down an Oklahoma state law allowing teachers to be fired for "advocating, soliciting, imposing, encouraging or promoting public or private homosexual activity in a manner that creates a substantial risk that such conduct will come to the attention of school children or school employees".[2] The appellate court found that the law infringed on First Amendment guarantees of free speech.[3]

April

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November

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December

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ IGLHRC report Archived February 18, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Board of Education of Oklahoma City v. National Gay Task Force, 470 US 903 (United States Supreme Court 03-26-1985), archived from the original on 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ National Gay Task Force v. Board of Education of the City of Oklahoma City, 729 F.2d 1270 (United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit 03-14-1984), archived from the original on 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "New Mexico Non-Discrimination Law". Human Rights Campaign. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
  5. ^ Hardwick v. Bowers, 760 F.2nd 1202 (United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit 05-21-1985).
  6. ^ Baker v. Wade, 769 F.2nd 289 (United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 08-26-1985).
  7. ^ Murdoch and Price, p. 223
  8. ^ Caldwell, John (2004-03-30). "Legally wed in Colorado, 1975". The Advocate. pp. 30–1. Retrieved 2010-07-19.
  9. ^ Executive Order 85-09 Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

References

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  • Murdoch, Joyce and Deb Price (2001). Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the Supreme Court. New York, Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group. ISBN 0-456-01513-2