1994 in LGBT rights

Events

* In Germany, a new Article 182 introduced a common age of consent of 14. Previously it had been 18 in the former West Germany (for sex between men), and 14 in the former East Germany for all.
* In South Africa, all homosexuality is legalised at a set age of consent of 19, however the heterosexual age of consent is set at 16.
* In the United Kingdom, the age of consent for gay men is reduced to 18, still two years more than that for heterosexuals.

February

*February 21 - The United Kingdom House of Commons rejects a motion to equalize the age of consent at 16, but supports an amendment to reduce the age for gay men to 18.

June

*June 18 - The fourth Gay Games, "Unity '94", kicks off in New York City with 11,000 participants.

October

*October 11:
**The Colorado State Supreme Court affirms a lower district court's ruling of Amendment 2 as unconstitutional. Colorado subsequently appeals to the Supreme Court of the United States.

December

*December 6 - The American Medical Association declares its opposition to treatments intended to cure homosexuality.

Births

Deaths

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]
* [http://www.sodomylaws.org/world/germany/germany.htm Sodomylaws.org on Germany]