1986 in LGBTQ rights

none July 2010 1986 LGBT rights This is a list of notable events in the history of LGBT rights that took place in the year 1986. 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. The law was signed by the governor-general July 11, and came into effect August 8.https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/homosexual-law-reform/homosexual-law-reform Homosexual law reform in New Zealand June 14, 2016 New Zealand History March 6, 2021https://www.equaldex.com/timeline/1986 1986 in LGBT rights Equaldex August 20, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250718023721/https://www.equaldex.com/timeline/1986 July 18, 2025 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. ILGA hosts conferences in Japan as well as Denmark.https://ilga.org/news/ilga-history/ ILGA History ILGA August 20, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250606173759/https://ilga.org/news/ilga-history/ June 6, 2025 March 20 — New York City passes its first anti-discrimination bill.https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-21-mn-5113-story.html N.Y. Passes Gay Rights Bill After 15-Year Debate Goldman John J. March 21, 1986 Los Angeles Times en-US October 14, 2016 June 30 — The Supreme Court of the United States upholds the constitutionality of the Georgia state sodomy law in Bowers v. Hardwick. Bowers v. Hardwick 478 US 186 Supreme Court of the united States 1986-06-30 http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=CASE&court=US&vol=478&page=186 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.Murdoch and Price, p. 345 October 22 — In the battle against AIDS, Surgeon General of the United States C. Everett Koop, publishes the first government publications for the public on gay safer sex practices.https://www.hiv.gov/blog/in-memoriam-c-everett-koop In Memoriam: C. Everett Koop Valdiserri Ronald February 27, 2013 HIV.gov March 6, 2021 December 11 — Austin, Texas, passes an ordinance that prohibits discrimination against people with HIV or AIDS.https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=282405 Recommendation of the LGBTQ quality of life commission August 15, 2017 City of Austin August 20, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250322235835/https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=282405 March 22, 2025 Deaths December 28 — Terry Dolan, U.S. activist against gay rights and closeted gay man, dies at 36 from an AIDS-related illness. See also LGBTQ 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 Notes 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. 0-465-01513-1. Category:1980s in LGBTQ rights LGBT rights