N.Y. Passes Gay Rights Bill After 15
This exhibit provides a glimpse of events and documents that have helped change New York City laws as they relate to the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender communities. The materials shown here are housed at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives, at La Guardia Community College. A Seat at the Table provides intimate glimpses of these elected officials through oral history, video, and photography. It chronicles their personal challenges and struggles as well as their triumphs and achievements.
The Battle for Gay Civil Rights
A Seat at the Table: LGBTQ Representation in New York Politics examines the personal lives and political experiences of New York City LGBTQ elected officials in the City Council and State Legislature from the s to the present. The passage of the Gay Rights Bill in City Council in and the formation of the activist organizations ACT UP in and Queer Nation in facilitated the. Cardinal John J. As word of the adoption spread, hundreds of cheering gays poured into the streets of Greenwich Village.
Timeline of LGBTQ history in New York City
The bill, which amends the administrative code of New York City, is intended to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment and public accommodations. The Battle for Intro. First introduced in , the bill languished through three mayoral administrations, facing opposition from the Uniformed Fire Officers Association, Orthodox rabbis, and the New York Catholic Archdiocese. The 1990s, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and DOMA
Timeline of LGBTQ history in New York City New York has a long history of LGBTQ community building, activism, and culture which extends to the early history of the city. The 90's were a pivotal time for gay rights. While LGBTQ people were treated unequally, and often faced violence within their communities, a younger generation began to realize that LGBTQ people were entitled to the same rights as anyone else. HOMOSEXUAL RIGHTS BILL IS PASSED BY CITY
The Municipal Library and Archives collections provide a trove of materials documenting the struggle to outlaw discrimination in the City. The first gay rights bill was introduced in the City Council in during the Lindsay Administration and assigned to the City Council’s General Welfare Committee. And there it lingered, rejected by committee members on four occasions. The New York City. . 
LaGuardia & Wagner Archives
The s, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and DOMA The 90's were a pivotal time for gay rights. While LGBTQ people were treated unequally, and often faced violence within their communities, a younger generation began to realize that LGBTQ people were entitled to the same rights as anyone else. .
New York City Council Passes Gay Rights Bill
New York City had the country’s largest gay population, but it was the 51st city to pass anti-discrimination laws for homosexuals. The bill forbade discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in housing, employment, and public accommodations. Violations were punishable by fines of $ and up to a year in jail. . The Battle for Intro. 2
A section on the New York City Human Rights Commission demonstrates how in the late s, the agency began to work with gay and lesbians to document experiences of sexual orientation discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations, submitting a final report summarizing each complaint to the City Council in support of the. .