Maryland
“John” turned into “Joan” at John Hopkins Hospital after a circumcision accident; published case widely impacts gender theory
State equality and discrimination bills
President Lyndon Johnson
United States LGBT History for 1967
National
During a symposium on homosexuality sponsored by the Episcopal Dioceses of New York, Connecticut, Long Island, and Newark, ninety Episcopalian priests agree that the church should classify homosexuality as “morally neutral” and “in some cases…a good thing.” The priests claim that whether or not the individuals are “expressing genuine love” for one another is more important than their gender.
California
One of the earliest organizations for bisexuals, the Sexual Freedom League in San Francisco, was facilitated by Margo Rila and Frank Esposito.
Virginia
The U.S. Supreme Court, in Loving v. Virginia, overturns all state bans on interracial marriage, declaring that the “freedom to marry” belongs to all Americans.
National
The “Los Angeles Advocate,” founded in 1967, is renamed “The Advocate.” It is considered the oldest continuing LGBT publication that began as a newsletter published by the activist group Personal Rights in Defense and Education (PRIDE).
Utah
Wilkinson received approval to ask Mormon bishops at BYU to provide the BYU Standards Office with lists of students who were inactive or who had “confessed to not living the standards of the Church.” BYU administration begins keeping security files on suspected gay students, faculty and staff. School officials collaborated with local police to entrap gay students. Student spying was encouraged and expanded. Expulsion rates from BYU increase significantly.
Califoria
Police raid the Black Cat Tavern in Los Angeles, beating several patrons and arresting 16 people. Over 200 people protest.
January 1 - New York
New York and New Jersey decide that state liquor commissions can no longer forbid bars from serving gay men and lesbians.
National
CBS airs the first network documentary dealing with the topic of homosexuality as an installment of its CBS Reports series. Three years in the making, "The Homosexuals" went through two producers and multiple revisions. The episode included interviews with several gay men, psychiatrists, legal experts and cultural critics, interspersed with footage of a gay bar and a police sex sting. "The Homosexuals" garnered mixed critical response. The network received praise from some quarters and criticism from others for even airing the program.
November 24 - New York
The Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop is the first gay bookstore to open in the U.S.
National
Gore Vidal appeared on the CBS documentary, “CBS Reports: The Homosexuals”, in which he expressed his views on homosexuality in the arts. Gore had several alleged relationships with women in Hollywood, but the fact remains that when he met Howard Austen, they lived together for 53 years. The book “In Bed with Gore Vidal” later tells the story of his life.
National
The Unitarian Universalist (UU) Committee on Goals publishes the results of its survey on beliefs and attitudes within the denomination: 7.7% of UUs believe that homosexuality should be discouraged by law; 80.2% that it should be discouraged by education, not law; 12% that it should not be discouraged by law or education; 1% that it should be encouraged.
Michigan
Officials are charged with concealing movie cameras to view homosexual activity in Wayne State University rest rooms. Wayne State University administration agrees to destroy files on suspected homosexuals.
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