Events tagged with "decriminalisation"
Campaign for Homosexual Equality
The Campaign for Homosexual Equality (CHE) grew out of the North Western branch of the Homosexual Law Reform Society and became a network of local branches nationally, with the aim of law reforms recommended in the Wolfenden report. After decriminali...
Legislation impacting on gay men and lesbians
A summary of the legislation impacting on gay men and lesbians follows. More detail can be found in related events and memories.1900At the turn of the century, the 1885 Act which included the offence of ‘gross indecency’ was being used to arrest and...