1981 in gay rights

See also: 1980 in gay rights, other events of 1981, 1982 in gay rights and the list of 'years in gay rights'

Events

February

• February 5 - In Canada, Toronto police raid city bath houses, arresting 286 people.
• February 6 - About 3,000 protestors stage the largest-ever sit in protests in Toronto streets to decry city police raids on bath houses.
• February 10 - U.S. advocacy group Moral Majority announces a $3 million fund to fight against gay rights advances.
• February 20 - Protest crowds in Toronto swell to 4,000 in the fight to stop police crack down on bath houses.

March

• March 6 - Toronto Gay Community Council holds first meeting.
• March 1 - The Billy DeFrank Lesbian and Gay Community Center first opens its doors in a two-room store front in downtown San Jose, California.

April

• April 28 - Billie Jean King sued for palimony by Marilyn Barnett , during which King denies her homosexuality. She later admits she is a lesbian.

May

• May 14 - The Ronald Reagan administration cancels White House subscription to The Advocate.
• May 15 - Twin Cities Gay Men's Chorus holds its first concert in Minnesota.
• May 18 - First lesbian pride march held in Vancouver after the fifth Binational Lesbian Conference .

December

• December 21 - New York City Gay Men's Chorus is the first openly homosexual music act to perform at Carnegie Hall.

Deaths

External links

• Web site for Advocate news magazine
• 365gay.com
• Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news

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