1971 in LGBTQ rights

none 1971 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. Events Frank Kameny becomes the first openly gay candidate for the United States Congress when he runs in the first election for the District of Columbia's non-voting delegate to Congress.Homosexual Files Delegate Papers: Number of Contestants Is Now Eight Boldt David R. February 23, 1971 The Washington Post The Front homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire (Homosexual Front for Revolutionary Action) forms in France.Miller, p. 392 March 18 — Idaho decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults, but the repeal is itself repealed before taking effect.Rutledge, p. 33 24 — In a case granting citizenship to a Cuban man, a federal judge rules that homosexuality alone cannot bar a person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. 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".Rutledge, pp. 33–4 May 15 — The first Gay Power march in Europe takes place in Örebro, Sweden, by a group called :sv:Gay Power Club.Idag 50 år sedan den homosexuella revolutionen – Sverige var först i Europa med Prideprotester https://www.qx.se/samhalle/211009/50-ar-sedan-den-homosexuella-revolutionen-sverige-var-forst-i-europa-med-prideprotester/ 2021-05-15 QX.se sv-SE July 1 The Gay Alliance Toward Equality is founded as Canada's first gay rights organization.https://searcharchives.vancouver.ca/gay-alliance-toward-equality Gay Alliance Toward Equality City of Vancouver Archives March 4, 2021https://blogs.ubc.ca/pridecanada/gate-2/ Gay Alliance Towards Equality (GATE) Vancouver Gay & Lesbian Liberation in Canada March 4, 2021 In the United Kingdom, the International Times loses an appeal on indecency charges for running personal ads for gay men.Rutledge, pp. 36–7 10 — Austria decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults.Rutledge, p. 38 21 — George Klippert is released from prison, two years after homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/man-imprisoned-for-being-gay-to-get-posthumous-pardon-from-trudeau-1.3468287 Man imprisoned for being gay to get posthumous pardon from Trudeau February 28, 2016 CBC October 14, 2016 August 28 - An "Age of Consent" protest is held in London.This protested the age of consent discrepancies between homosexual and heterosexuals couples.https://www.mylearning.org/stories/proud-the-first-gay-pride-in-london/1430 The Age of Consent March 1971 My Learning June 10, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20220812143817/https://www.mylearning.org/stories/proud-the-first-gay-pride-in-london/1430 August 12, 2022 October 1 — Connecticut decriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults. 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.Rutledge, p. 40 November 1 — The Body Politic, Canada's first gay rights magazine, hits newsstands.https://www.cbc.ca/arts/why-all-canadians-should-know-about-the-body-politic-1.3610526 Why all Canadians should know about The Body Politic Knegt Peter June 7, 2016 CBC March 4, 2021 December 14 — The U.S. gay rights activist group Gay Activists Alliance protest in front of the Suffolk County, New York, police headquarters after two members were arrested for sodomy.https://archives.nypl.org/mss/1121 Gay Activists Alliance records 1970-1983 The New York Public Library June 10, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250428033806/https://archives.nypl.org/mss/1121 April 28, 2025 See also LGBTQ Timeline of LGBT history — timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present LGBT rights by country or territory — current legal status around the world LGBT social movements Notes References Miller, Neil (1995). Out of the Past: Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present. New York, Vintage Books. 0-09-957691-0. Rutledge, Leigh (1992). The Gay Decades. New York: Penguin Books Ltd. 0-452-26810-9. Category:1970s in LGBTQ rights Category:1971 in LGBTQ history