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1972 in gay rights
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Events
January
- January 1 - Hawaii repeals sodomy laws.
April
- April 1 - Delaware decriminalizes consensual homosexual acts between adults.
May
- May 2 - J. Edgar Hoover dies and leaves most of his estate to Clyde Tolson, his companion of 40 years.
June
July
- July 10 - Ann Arbor, Michigan becomes the first American city to ban discrimination against homosexuals in housing, public accommodation, and employment.
- July 12 - Delegate Jim Foster becomes the first openly gay person to address a major American party convention at the 1972 Democratic National Convention.
Births
Deaths
- May 2 - J. Edgar Hoover, 83, American director of FBI
- August 2 (New York City) - Paul Goodman, American poet, writer, and public intellectual.
External links
- Web site for Advocate news magazine
- 365gay.com
- Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news
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