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Homosexual Law Reform Retrospective

Male homosexuality in New Zealand was decriminalised when the Homosexual Law Reform Act was passed in 1986.

This section reproduces a number of articles, including personal accounts, which appeared in issues of the Friends of LAGANZ newsletter in 1995 and 1996. Issue No. 10 (June 1996) was the 10th Anniversary of Law Reform Commemorative Issue.

Key Events in the Homosexual Law Reform Campaign and Events Leading Up to Reform
Compiled by Phil Parkinson.

Personal Points of View:

It Was No Rose Garden, But It Wasn't a Mistake
By Bill Logan.

In Memoriam: JWG
By JH Robb.

Taking Off with a Hiss and a Roar
By Des Smith.

Elusive Goal
By Tony Millett.

Necessary But Not the Answer
By Carol Thomson.

 


 


 


Last updated: 2/11/2002

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