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On This Day: July 9, 1986 – Homosexuality Was Legalized in New Zealand

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Pete has published a news story:

On This Day: July 9, 1986 – Homosexuality Was Legalized in New Zealand.

On this day July 9, 1986, homosexuality was officially decriminalized in New Zealand following the passage of the Homosexual Law Reform Act. The new law removed the criminal penalties for consensual sex between men aged sixteen and older, bringing New Zealand in line with a growing number of countries that were rethinking outdated and discriminatory legal codes.

The law passed after heated national debate and intense public demonstrations both in support and opposition. Activists and LGBTQ...
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