LGBT dividuals often ask, “What is the gay age of nsent?". Here’s everythg you need to know about California’s gay age of nsent.
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STRAIGHT VS. GAY AGE OF CONSENT: THE DIFFERENCE
Historilly England and Wal the age of nsent for heterosexual terurse for girls was 12, there was no lower age lim for heterosexual terurse for boys, buggery (but not other forms of gay sex) was illegal between men and boys at any age, and there were no explic laws about lbian sex. The Crimal Law Amendment Act 1885 raised the age of nsent for girls to 16, and also troduced the offence of gross cency between mal, effectively makg all kds of gay male sex illegal, irrpective of age. It did not apply to Stland or Northern Ireland, where gay sex was still illegal.
In Augt 1971 young members of the Gay Liberatn Front anised a public rally London to prott at the age of nsent for gay men. Equivalent legalisatn happened Stland wh the Crimal Jtice (Stland) Act 1980, and Northern Ireland two years later through the Homosexual Offenc (Northern Ireland) Orr 1982.
The Sexual Offenc (Amendment) Act 2000 troduced a mon age of nsent of 16 (17 Northern Ireland) for both mal and femal, and for both heterosexual and homosexual acts. In November 2013 Profsor John Ashton, print of the Faculty of Public Health, said there should be a natnal bate on lowerg the age of nsent (prumably for both gay and straight sex) to 15, as this would make easier for 15-year-olds to get sexual health advice om the NHS. 1982 Homosexual Offenc (Northern Ireland) Orr 1982212121IllegalIllegalIllegalIllegal.
AGE DIFFERENC GAY COUPL
For all other homosexual acts the age of nsent was the same as for heterosexual acts. The age of nsent the Irish Republic is still 17 (as prevly Northern Ireland) for both heterosexual and homosexual acts.
In 1984 the gay band Bronski Beat released an album entled The Age of Consent. Its ner sleeve listed the age of nsent for gay sex different untri of the world.
↑ Williams, Clifford (2021) Courage to Be: Organised Gay Youth England 1967-1990. What You Need to Know About Gay Age of Consent.