1973: The Board of the American Psychiatric Association votes to recommend that homosexuality no longer be classified as a mental illness. 1977: The provincial government of Quebec adds gay men and lesbians to the list of groups whose civil rights are legally protected under the province’s Charter of Human Rights.
1977: Gay playwright Terence Rattigan, known for The Winslow Boy (1946), The Browning Version (1948), The Deep Blue Sea (1952), dies in Bermuda at the age of 66.
1977: By a vote of five to one, Aspen, Colorado’s City Council passes a gay rights ordinance that forbids discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and public services.
1977: Having run unsuccessfully for public office three times before, Harvey Milk becomes the first openly gay person elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Shortly before election day, MIlk was quoted as saying, “I think of the fourteen-year-old boy or girl in Des Moines who realizes his or her own homosexuality. The parents throw … Read More
1977: Though not officially incorporated until 1978, SAGE-Senior Action in a Gay Environment-is founded on this date in NYC with the goal of improving the lives of LGBTQ Seniors. Today their acronym stands for “Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders” and they’re still doing important work across the country for senior members of our community. –Source: Rutledge, Leigh W. The Gay … Read More