Category: Opinion
John Wolfenden: Not so liberal after all
60th anniversary of Wolfenden recommending partial decriminalisation.
Another gay murder. More police failings
Jason Marshall was found guilty on 9 August in London of murdering an elderly gay man, Peter Fasoli, who he lured on the dating app Badoo. He murdered another gay man in Italy and tried to kill a third gay man, also in Italy.
Open Letter to Pride: Defend the Council of Ex-Muslims
East London mosque has history of hosting homophobic hate preachers.
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.”
Sexual Offences Act 1967: Reform and repression
The criminalisation of homosexuality did not end in the UK until 2013 – a full 46 years after the Sexual Offences Act 1967. So don’t be misled by the celebrations on 27 July, which will mark the fiftieth anniversary of this legislation.
Has LGBT Pride lost its way? Mayor, Westminster & Police restrict Pride numbers
Has LGBT Pride lost its way? This is a question more and more people are asking in the run up to Saturday’s Pride London parade.