1981 in LGBTQ rights

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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1981.

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Events

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March

April

May

June

July

October

December

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Bradburn, Jamie (February 3, 2013). "Toronto Bathhouse Raids (1981)". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Primeau Alan (February 5, 2021). "Operation Soap - 40th Anniversary". Pride Toronto. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  3. "Majority rule". Chicago Tribune. 16 February 1981. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. "Canada's First Gay bathhouse raid: Windson, 1964". Active History. March 3, 2021. Archived from the original on June 20, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  5. "Toronto police raid gay bathhouses". EBSCO. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  6. "About The Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center". Billy DeFrank LGBTQ Community Center. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  7. 1 2 B. Ruby Rich (26 March 2013). New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut. Duke University Press. pp. 219–220. ISBN   978-0-8223-5428-4.
  8. "MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" (PDF). U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. June 1, 2001. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  9. "Milestones in the American Gay Rights Movement". American Experience. Archived from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  10. "Dudgeon v the United Kingdom (1981)". International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy. Retrieved March 5, 2021.