1989 In Gay Rights

Events

• Stonewall, the major UK lobbying group for the rights of lesbians and gay men, is founded.
• In East Germany, Article 151 was deleted from the penal code. Homosexuality and heterosexuality were then treated equally with an age of consent of 14.

June

• June 7 - Denmark creates registered partnerships, a form of civil union for same-sex couples that offers identical rights of marriage within the country.

Births

Deaths

• March 9 - Robert Mapplethorpe, 42, controversial American artist and photographer

External links

• Web site for Advocate news magazine
• 365gay.com
• Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news
• About Stonewall
• Sodomylaws.org on Germany

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