Historical Calendar - February 8th

• 1977 - NGTF members meet with President Jimmy Carter aide Midge Costanza on gay rights issues.
• 1988 - Pat Robertson comes in second in the Republican Iowa Caucus for the party's presidential nomination.
• 1990 - The U.S. Senate passes a bill that requires the federal government to compile statistics on hate crimes against gays and lesbians.
• 1994 - The European Parliament affirms that gays and lesbians are entitled to equal rights, including the right to marry.