1986 in LGBT rights

Events

* In New Zealand the Homosexual Law Reform Act made the age of consent for sexual acts between two men the same as that for between a man and a women, 16.
* 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

*March 20- New York City passed its first anti-discrimination bill.

June

*June 30 - The U.S. Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of a Georgia sodomy law in Bowers v. Hardwick as well as other states with similar laws.

August

*August 9 - The second Gay Games, "Triumph '86", kicks off in San Francisco, California with 3,500 participants.

October

*October 9 - E. Otis Charles, the 67-year-old retired Episcopal bishop of Utah comes out as a gay man.
*October 15 - The first fraternity for gay, bisexual, and progressive gentlemen, Delta Lambda Phi, is founded as a result of an interaction between Vernon L. Strickland, III and three elderly gentlemen in a gay bar in Washington, D.C.
*October 22 - In the battle against AIDS U.S. Attorney General C. Everett Koop publishes first government publications for the public on gay safe sex practices.

December

*December 11:
**Austin, Texas passes an ordinance that prohibits discrimination against people with HIV or AIDS.

Births

Deaths

* May 30 - Perry Ellis, 46, fashion designer
* December 24 - John John Damien, 53, professional race car driver
* December 28 - Terry Dolan, 36, anti-gay activist from AIDS-related illness

External links

* [http://www.advocate.com Web site for Advocate news magazine]
* [http://www.365gay.com 365gay.com]
* [http://news.google.com/news?as_q=&svnum=10&as_scoring=r&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=&as_oq=gay+lesbian+bisexual+transgender+homosexual&as_eq=&as_nsrc=&as_nloc=&as_occt=any&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_minm=1&as_mind=20&as_maxm=2&as_maxd=19 Google search for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender news]