Overview of the events of 1971 in LGBT rights
This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights that took place in the year 1971.
18 — Idaho decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults, but the repeal is itself repealed before taking effect.[ 3] 24 — In a case granting citizenship to a Cuban man, a federal judge rules that homosexuality alone cannot bar a person from becoming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] 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] 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] 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] ^ 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 . 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 .