This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1991.

• U.S. state ofConnecticut bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.^[1]
• U.S. state ofHawaii bans sexual orientation discrimination in the private sector.^[1]

• 29 —Minnesota governorArne Carlson issues an executive order banning sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.^[2]

• 16 — TheUnited KingdomDepartment of Health issued guidance banning social workers from allowing gay couples to become foster parents.^[3]

• 1 — Three same-sex couples file suit inHawaii alleging that the state constitution guarantees their right to marry.^[4]
• 19 — TheExecutive Council of Hong Kong votes to decriminalize homosexuality.

• 16 —New Jersey governorJames Florio issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.^[5]

• 17 — TheMinnesota Court of Appeals, overturning a lower court ruling inIn re Guardianship of Kowalski, awards guardianship of Sharon Kowalski, brain-damaged in an accident eight years earlier, to her lesbian partner Karen Thompson.^[6]

• Timeline of LGBT history — timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present
• LGBT rights by country or territory — current legal status around the world
• LGBT social movements

• Eskridge Jr., William N. (1996).The Case for Same-Sex Marriage: From Sexual Liberty to Civilized Commitment. New York City, The Free Press, a Division of Simon & Schuster.ISBN 0-684-82404-3.

• LGBTQ rights by year
• 1991 in LGBTQ history

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