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THE AGE OF NSENT FOR GAY AND BI MEN WAS FALLY EQUALISED 20 YEARS AGO TODAY, MARKG A MAMMOTH VICTORY FOR LOVE

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Homosexualy was illegal all circumstanc up until 1967, and same-sex marriage was once jt a distant dream. Gay and bisexual men had been erned by a separate age of nsent for s, phg them further to the shadows the procs.

On 8 January, 2001, the Sexual Offenc (Amendment) Act fally me to force after was passed by parliament on 30 November, 2000, lowerg the age of nsent for gay and bisexual men to 16 England, Stland and Wal, and 17 Northern Ireland – fally grantg queer people the tonomy over their bodi they so sperately craved.

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The bate surroundg the age of nsent for gay and bisexual men the UK began as early as 1957, when the Wolfenn Report first remend that the ban on homosexualy be overturned. Ccially, that same report also remend that the age of nsent for gay and bisexual men be set at 21, a full five years later than for straight people. A on, the remendatns ma that report fally ma to law the form of the Sexual Offenc Act 1967, which partially crimalised homosexualy England and Wal.

As was remend the Wolfenn Report, gay and bisexual men would be allowed to have sex, but only certa circumstanc – and only when they were aged over 21.

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Acrdg to historian Florence Sutcliffe-Brahwae, this “discrimatory provisn” was add to the law to reflect “the longstandg associatn between homosexualy and rptn, particularly the rptn of the young by the olr, supposedly ‘harned’ homosexuals”. The amendment was voted down by parliament, but MPs did agree to lower the age of nsent for gay and bisexual men to 18. “They will vote for homosexual relatns to be legal at 16.

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