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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