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- 18 — Idaho decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults, but the repeal is itself repealed before taking effect.[2]
- 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.[2]
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".[3]
July
- 1
- 10 — Austria decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults.[5]
- 21 — George Klippert is released from prison, two years after homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada.
October
- 1 — Connecticut decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults.[5]
- 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.[6]
November
December
Notes
- ↑ Miller, p. 392
- 1 2 Rutledge, p. 33
- ↑ Rutledge, pp. 33–4
- ↑ Rutledge, pp. 36–7
- 1 2 Rutledge, p. 38
- ↑ Rutledge, p. 40
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.
See also