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TIMELE: GAY RIGHTS NEW ZEALAND
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The ment summed up one si of the bter public and polil bate that swept New Zealand the mid-1980s durg the mpaign for homosexual law reform.
On the other si of the issue, gay men and women were urged to 'e out now... 'The Homosexual Law Reform Act, which was signed by the ernor-general on 11 July 1986 and me to effect on 8 Augt, crimalised sexual relatns between men aged 16 and over.
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