2 - The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in High Tech Gays v. Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office uses rational basis review and rules that the federal government can deny security clearances to homosexuals.
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17 — Connecticut state legislator Joseph Grabarz comes out, becoming the state's first openly gay state legislator.
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10 — Colorado Governor Roy Romer issues an executive order prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination in the public sector.
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