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Voters in US state of Maine reject a proposal to reinstate the ban on sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector, with 50.5 per cent against and 49.5 per cent for.
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12 – The ban on lesbians and gay men serving in the United Kingdom armed forces is lifted.[1]
7 – California voters approve Proposition 22, a preemptive measure stating that California will not recognize same-sex marriages, even if the marriages took place in states that permitted them.[3]
15 – Equality Mississippi is formed in response to a hate-crime murder and attempts in the U.S. state to ban adoption by same-sex couples.
Montana governor Marc Racicot issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[8]
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, in In re John/Jane Doe, rules that gender identity discrimination is included in the existing ban on sex discrimination in the private sector.[9]
Tom Vilsack, governor of the U.S. state of Iowa, rescinds an executive order he issued in 1999 banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in the public sector.[11] Vilsack would later reinstate the order for sexual orientation only.
15 – Delaware governor Thomas Carper issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.[12]
^Norton-Taylor, Richard (January 12, 2000). "Forces Ban on Gays is Lifted". The Guardian. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^"H.R. 3650 (106th): Permanent Partners Immigration Act of 2000". Govtrack. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^McCaleb, Ian Christopher (March 3, 2000). "'Prop 22' Social Referendum Grips California Voters". CNN. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^Gamson, Joshua (March 30, 2000). "Who's Millennium March?". The Nation. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^Logan, Caitlin (February 16, 2020). "Section 28: 20 Years on from Repeal, Effects are Still Felt". The National. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^Goldberg, Carey (April 26, 2000). "Vermont Gives Final Approval to Same-Sex Unions". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 20, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^Barbash, Fred (April 1, 2016). "Federal Judge Voids Mississippi Ban on Same-Sex Couple Adoptions". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^"Montana LGBT Laws". Pride Legal. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^"In re John/Jane Doe". Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders. December 1, 2000. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
^"What is the legal age of consent for sexual relationships?". BBC. 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^"Iowa LGBT Laws". Pride Legal Law at Your Command. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
^"BGLAD Newsletter" (PDF). Du Pont. June 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 7, 2012. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^"Transitions". The Advocate. January 30, 2001. p. 18.