1999 in LGBT Rights - Events

Events

  • U.S. state of Nevada bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.
  • Ohio governor Bob Taft rescinds a 1984 executive order by then-governor Dick Celeste banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in the public sector.
  • San Jose, California, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.

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