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February
February 3, 1874 Birthday - Gertrude Stein (Writer, partner of Alice B. Toklas) February 8, 1924 Birthday - Audre Lorde (Writer/poet) February 9, 1973 First Jewish GLBT Friday night service at Holy Apostles Church February 10, 1976 Andy Lipincott, a character in the comic "Doonesbury", becomes the first character in a major U.S. strip to come out February 7, 1977 U.S. State Department lifts ban on gay and lesbian employees February 9, 1977 World's first gay & lesbian film festival premieres in San Francisco February 7, 1978 Oklahoma passes "Teacher Fitness" statute allowing school boards to fire any teacher who "advocates, encourages or promotes" homosexuality February 17, 1978 Astraea Lesbian Action Foundation Founded February 25, 1982 Wisconsin becomes the first U.S. state to pass a gay civil rights law February 7, 1991 LA Law airs "lesbian kiss" episode February 14, 1991 San Francisco becomes the first city to register same-sex domestic partners February 8, 1994 The European Parliament affirms that gays and lesbians are entitled to equal rights, including the right to marry February 28, 1998 Alaska court rules in favor of gay and lesbian marriage February 6, 2002 Boy Scouts of America adopts resolution condemning gays and atheists as unacceptable role models for scout youth February 12, 2004 San Francisco defied state law and issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples |
