Jan. 1,1978: readers of Good Housekeeping name Anita Bryant as the most admired woman in America.Jan. 4, 1982: in an effort to combat the growing AIDS epidemic, Edmund White, Larry Kramer, and others form the Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York City.
Jan. 6, 1984: Dan White is paroled from prison after having served less than five years for the murders of George Moscone and Harvey Milk. White says he will move to Southern California.
Jan. 8, 1979: acting San Francisco Mayor Dianne Feinstein announces that she will appoint Harry Britt to take Harvey Milk's seat on the city's board of supervisors.
Jan. 10, 1977: the Episcopal Church of New York approves the ordination of an out lesbian.
Jan. 10, 1980: The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is formed in San Francisco.Jan. 18 1977: despite opposition from Anita Bryant and others, Miami becomes the first Southern city in the U.S. to pass a gay-rights ordinance. Bryant denounces the law and vows to mobilize people to oppose it.
Jan. 23, 1978: New York Mayor Ed Koch issues an executive order banning discrimination against gays and lesbians in city government and in organizations that do business with the city. The Salvation Army and the Roman Catholic Church announce plans to challenge the order, which is later struck down in the courts.
Jan. 27, 1972: New York's City Council rejects a proposal to prohibit discrimination against gays in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
Jan. 30, 2003: Belgium approves same-sex marriages.
