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1 — Iowa repeals its "sexual psychopath" law.[1] Passed in the wake of a moral panic following the 1954 rape and murder of a young boy, the law had been used to detain dozens of gay men in mental institutions in the 1950s.
February[]
12 — The Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities is formed by Governor Milton J. Shapp of Pennsylvania.[2]
29 — New York City's public radio channel, WNET, airs a special titled "OUTREACH: LESBIANS AND GAY MEN".[3]
May[]
City council of Los Angeles prohibits employment discrimination by the city based on sexual orientation.[4]
July[]
1 — U.S. state of Indiana decriminalizes private consensual adult homosexual acts.
19 — Homosexual activity becomes illegal, as does same-sex marriage, in Liberia.[5]
September[]
4 — Start of the three-day "Fourth Annual Gay Conference for Canada and Quebec," held in Toronto, including a rally and march.[6]