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Overview of the events of 1971 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights that took place in the year 1971.
Events
March
18 —
Idaho decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults, but the repeal is itself repealed before taking effect.
[3]
24 — In a case granting citizenship to a
Cuban man, a federal judge rules that homosexuality alone cannot bar a person from becoming a United States citizen.
[3]
April
1 — The
French magazine Tout is seized by police, who characterize its call for sexual liberation in that country an "outrage to public morals".
[4]
May
July
1
10 —
Austria decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults.
[9]
21 —
George Klippert is released from prison, two years after homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada.
[10]
October
1 —
Connecticut decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults.
[9]
12 — The
New York City Department of Consumer Affairs recommends the repeal of a city law banning homosexuals from working in or going to bars.
[11]
November
December
See also
Notes
^ Boldt, David R. (February 23, 1971). "Homosexual Files Delegate Papers: Number of Contestants Is Now Eight". The Washington Post .
^ Miller, p. 392
^
a
b Rutledge, p. 33
^ Rutledge, pp. 33–4
^
"Idag 50 år sedan den homosexuella revolutionen – Sverige var först i Europa med Prideprotester" . QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-05-15 .
^
"Gay Alliance Toward Equality" . City of Vancouver Archives . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
^
"Gay Alliance Towards Equality (GATE) Vancouver" . Gay & Lesbian Liberation in Canada . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
^ Rutledge, pp. 36–7
^
a
b Rutledge, p. 38
^
"Man imprisoned for being gay to get posthumous pardon from Trudeau" . CBC . February 28, 2016. Retrieved October 14, 2016 .
^ Rutledge, p. 40
^ Knegt, Peter (June 7, 2016).
"Why all Canadians should know about The Body Politic" . CBC . Retrieved March 4, 2021 .
References
Miller, Neil (1995). Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present . New York, Vintage Books.
ISBN
0-09-957691-0 .
Rutledge, Leigh (1992). The Gay Decades . New York: Penguin Books Ltd.
ISBN
0-452-26810-9 .