2001 in gay rights
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See also: 2000 in gay rights, other events of 2001, 2002 in gay rights and the list of 'years in gay rights'
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Events
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April
- April 1
- Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands:
- Dutch legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry becomes active. The Netherlands are the first country to grant full marriage rights to same-sex couples.
- Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands:
- April 20
- China declares homosexuality no longer an illness. The new Chinese Classification and Diagnostic Criteria of Mental Disorders removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.
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September
- September 5 -The first couples sign the Greater London Authority's partnership register. The partnership register is a way of recognising the partnership status of couples, both same-sex and opposite-sex.
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November
- November 13 - The city council of Fort Wayne, Indiana passes an ordinance written by Democrat councilman Tom Henry which adds "sexual orientation" status to its municipal anti-discrimination law.
- November 17 - Vancouver, British Columbia resident Aaron Webster is killed in what many believe to be a gay bashing attack. The Canadian court system is reluctant to prosecute the case as a hate crime, believing this would be too difficult to prove, and subsequently charges four youths with manslaughter.
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Births
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Deaths
- September 11 - Mark Bingham, 31, Log Cabin Republicans member, September 11, 2001 attack victim aboard United Airlines flight 93
- December 22 - Lance Loud, 50, American columnist
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