This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1974.
Events 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. Dublin, Ireland and Oslo, Norway both hold gay pride demonstrations or something similar. The Netherlands allowed LGBT individuals to serve in the military.
January 1 - Ohio repealed its sodomy and solicitation laws. 11 — L'Association homophile de Montreal holds first meeting. 15 — New York City theatre magazine After Dark bans the use of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.
February 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.
April 2 - Kathy Kozachenko is the first openly gay person to be elected to political office in the U.S., having been elected to the Ann Arbor City Council in Michigan.
October 16 - In both South Africa and Namibia, a person can legally change their gender but surgery is required.
November 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.
December 9 — Allan Spear, a state senator in the U.S. state of Minnesota, comes out as gay.
See also
Timeline of LGBT history — timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present LGBT rights by country or territory — current legal status around the world LGBT social movements
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