Tag: Sexual Offences Act
Theresa May urged to apologise & compensate gay men
On the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which is this Thursday, 27 July, the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, is being urged to “apologise and compensate men convicted under discriminatory anti-gay laws – both before and after the partial decriminalisation of male homosexuality 50 years ago.”
Prejudice And Pride: The People’s History Of LGBTQ Britain
This two-part series tells the stories of ordinary people from across the UK, who share the objects that have defined their lives since homosexuality was partially decriminalised in 1967.
Gay pardons for up to 100,000 men welcomed
The government has today confirmed the granting of pardons to men convicted under historic anti-gay laws, pre-2003, for consenting adult same-sex behaviour, where such behaviour is no longer a crime today.
Australian man accused of being gay in Kenya yet to be tried 3 years on
An Australian national accused of taking advantage of his position as an orphanage head to seduce two men for same-sex is yet to stand trial three years after his arrest.