1986 in LGBT rights

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This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1986.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 March 1.2 June 1.3 July 1.4 October 1.5 December 2 Deaths 3 Notes 4 References 5 See also

Events

• In New Zealand, the Homosexual Law Reform Act equalizes the age of consent for homosexual acts to 16, the legal age for heterosexual acts.
• Davis, California, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.
• Sacramento, California, prohibits employment discrimination based on sexual orientation in the private sector.

March

• 20 — New York City passes its first anti-discrimination bill.

June

• 30 — The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the constitutionality of the Georgia state sodomy law in Bowers v. Hardwick.^[1]

July

• 7 — The United States Supreme Court denies certiorari in the case of Baker v. Wade, a constitutional challenge to the sodomy law of Texas.^[2]

October

• 22 — In the battle against AIDS, Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop, publishes first government publications for the public on gay safer sex practices.

December

• 11 — Austin, Texas passes an ordinance that prohibits discrimination against people with HIV or AIDS.

Deaths

• December 28 — Terry Dolan, U.S. activist against gay rights and closeted gay man, dies at 36 from an AIDS-related illness.

Notes

1. ^ Bowers v. Hardwick, 478 US 186 (Supreme Court of the united States 1986-06-30).
2. ^ Murdoch and Price, p. 345

References

• Murdoch, Joyce and Deb Price (2001). Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the Supreme Court. New York, Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group. ISBN 0456015131.

See also

• Timeline of LGBT history — timeline of events from 12,000 BCE to present
• LGBT rights by country or territory — current legal status around the world
• LGBT social movements