The 1967 Sexual Offenc Act was a game-changer for gay men. Our wrers reflect on what changed, and what didn’t
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An important moment the history of homosexualy Bra, the 1967 Sexual Offenc Act partially crimalised male homosexual acts. Yet spe s signifince, wasn't a moment of sudn liberatn for gay men" data-ttid="meta-scriptn * homosexual act 1967 *
Sodomy had been an offence unr civil law sce the 16th century (before then was the Catholic Church that policed sexualy), and the law on sodomy had long been ed to prosecute not only anal sex, but also other homosexual acts between men.
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)A source of postwar anxietyIn postwar Bra, homosexualy was creasgly a source of anxiety. In ‘fay Bra’, homosexualy seemed like a loomg problem.