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This is a list of notable events in the history ofLGBTQ(lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) rights that took place in the year 1971.

Events

Frank Kamenybecomes the first openly gay candidate for theUnited States Congresswhen he runs in the first election for theDistrict of Columbia's non-voting delegateto Congress.^[1]
TheFront homosexuel d'action révolutionnaire(Homosexual Front for Revolutionary Action) forms in France.^[2]

18 —Idahodecriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults, but the repeal is itself repealed before taking effect.^[3]
24 — In a case granting citizenship to aCubanman, a federal judge rules that homosexuality alone cannot bar a person from becoming a United States citizen.^[3]

1 — TheFrenchmagazineToutis seized by police, who characterize its call for sexual liberation in that country an "outrage to public morals".^[4]

15 — The first Gay Power march in Europe takes place inÖrebro,Sweden,by a group calledsv:Gay Power Club.^[5]

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- TheGay Alliance Toward Equalityis founded asCanada's first gay rights organization.^[6]^[7]
- In theUnited Kingdom,theInternational Timesloses an appeal on indecency charges for running personal ads for gay men.^[8]
10 —Austriadecriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults.^[9]
21 —George Klippertis released from prison, two years after homosexuality was decriminalized in Canada.^[10]

1 —Connecticutdecriminalizes homosexual acts between consenting adults.^[9]
12 — TheNew York CityDepartment of Consumer Affairs recommends the repeal of a city law banning homosexuals from working in or going to bars.^[11]

14 — The U.S. gay rights activist groupGay Activists Allianceprotest in front of theSuffolk County, New York,police headquarters after two members were arrested for sodomy.^{[citation needed]}

^Boldt, David R. (February 23, 1971). "Homosexual Files Delegate Papers: Number of Contestants Is Now Eight".The Washington Post.
^Miller, p. 392
^^a ^bRutledge, p. 33
^Rutledge, pp. 33–4
^"Idag 50 år sedan den homosexuella revolutionen – Sverige var först i Europa med Prideprotester".QX.se(in Swedish).Retrieved2021-05-15.
^"Gay Alliance Toward Equality".City of Vancouver Archives.RetrievedMarch 4,2021.
^"Gay Alliance Towards Equality (GATE) Vancouver".Gay & Lesbian Liberation in Canada.RetrievedMarch 4,2021.
^Rutledge, pp. 36–7
^^a ^bRutledge, p. 38
^"Man imprisoned for being gay to get posthumous pardon from Trudeau".CBC.February 28, 2016.RetrievedOctober 14,2016.
^Rutledge, p. 40
^Knegt, Peter (June 7, 2016)."Why all Canadians should know about The Body Politic".CBC.RetrievedMarch 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.