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Encyclopedia > 1971 in gay rights
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See also: 1970 in gay rights, other events of 1971, 1972 in gay rights and the list of 'years in gay rights' LGBT movements is a collective term for a number of social movements that share related goals of social acceptance of homosexuality and/or gender variance. ... Image File history File links Gay_flag. ... World laws on homosexuality Same-sex unions in North America. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... The Death of Orpheus In Albrecht Dürers 1494 drawing, the banner hung in the tree reads: Orfeus der erst puseran (Orpheus, the first sodomite). The word puseran(t) derives from the Latin bulgarus from which come also the terms bugger in English and bougre in French. ... See also: 1969 in gay rights, other events of 1970, 1971 in gay rights and the list of years in gay rights Events March 17 - American film Boys in the Band premiers, the first major studio release focusing solely on homosexuality issues. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... See also: 1971 in gay rights, other events of 1972, 1973 in gay rights and the Gay rights timeline. ... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...

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Events

  • Dr. Frank Kameny becomes the first openly gay candidate for the United States Congress when he runs in the District of Columbia's first election for a non-voting delegate to Congress.

Franklin E. Kameny (born May 21, 1925 in New York City) was one of the first American gay rights activists. ...

January

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... A sodomy law is a law which makes certain sexual acts into sex crimes. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 8th 104,185 sq mi  269 837 km² 280 miles  451 km 380 miles  612 km 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Salem Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq. ...

March

  • March 18
  • March 24 - American federal judge dismisses laws barring homosexual immigration in granting citizenship to Cuba man.

March 18 is the 77th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (78th in leap years). ... A sodomy law is a law which makes certain sexual acts into sex crimes. ... Official language(s) None Capital Largest city Salem Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... March 24 is the 83rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (84th in Leap years). ...

April

  • April 1 - French magazine Tout seized by police who characterize its call for sexual liberation in that country an "outrage to public morals."

April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Tout is a semi-colloquial, mainly British term for a person who earns money by reselling tickets to popular events. ...

June

June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... The International Times (IT) was an underground paper started in 1966 in the UK, based in central London. ...

July

  • July 1 - Gay Alliance Toward Equality (GATE) is founded as Canada's first gay rights organization.

July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...

October

  • October 12 - New York City Department of Consumer Affairs recommends the repeal of a city law banning homosexuals from working in or going to bars.

October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... Nickname The Big Apple, The Capital of the World [1], Gotham Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area  - City    - Land    - Water  - Urban  - Metro 1,214. ...

November

November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... The Body Politic was a Canadian monthly magazine, which was published from 1971 to 1987. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Edward Moore Ted Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, having served since 1962. ... Sexual orientation describes the direction of an individuals sexuality, often in relation to their own sex or gender. ...

December

December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A sodomy law is a law which makes certain sexual acts into sex crimes. ... The Gay Activists Alliance was founded in New York City in December 1969 after the Stonewall riots, by dissident members of the Gay Liberation Front (GLF) who wanted to form a non-violent single issue, politically neutral, militant organizaiton whose goal was to secure basic human rights, dignity and freedom... Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. ...

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Timeline of LGBT history - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3370 words)
Psychologist Evelyn Hooker publishes a study showing that gay men were as well adjusted as non-gay men, which was a major factor in the American Psychiatric Association removing homosexuality from its handbook of disorders in 1973.
The Gay Pride Flag, symbol of the Gay Rights Movement, was first flown in 1978 in San Francisco.
Norway enacts civil union laws that grant same-sex couples the same rights as married couples, except for the right to adopt or marry in a church.
1971 in gay rights - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (289 words)
Frank Kameny becomes the first openly gay candidate for the United States Congress when he runs in the District of Columbia's first election for a non-voting delegate to Congress.
July 1 - Gay Alliance Toward Equality (GATE) is founded as Canada's first gay rights organization.
December 14 - Sodomy laws: American 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.
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