Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews livered a historic apology for gay nvictns parliament.
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- VICTORIA APOLOGIS FOR ANTI-GAY LAWSVICTORIA'S PARLIAMENT HAS MA A FORMAL APOLOGY TO GAY MEN WHO WERE NVICTED UNR HISTORIL ANTI-HOMOSEXUALY LAWS.VICTORIAN PREMIER DANIEL ANDREWS APOLOGIS TO THE VICTORIAN GAY MUNY MELBOURNE, ATRALIA. SOURCE: GETTY IMAGVICTORIA'S PREMIER HAS APOLOGISED FOR "ABOMABLE" LAWS THAT TURNED THOANDS OF GAY MEN TO CRIMALS."I N'T POSSIBLY EXPLA WHY WE MA THE LAWS AND CLUNG TO THEM AND FOUGHT FOR THEM," MR ANDREWS TOLD THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT ON TUDAY.HOMOSEXUALY WAS CRIMALISED VICTORIA 1981.BEFORE THEN, MEN ULD BE CHARGED WH HOMOSEXUAL ACTS, AS WELL AS THE "THOUGHT CRIME" OF LOERG WH HOMOSEXUAL TENT."THOSE LAWS WERE STCK HERE, WHERE I STAND," MR ANDREWS SAID."FOR S, WE WERE OBSSED WH THE PRIVATE MYSTERI OF MEN."AND SO WE JAILED THEM, WE HARMED THEM, AND TURN THEY HARMED THEMSELV."HE APOLOGISED TO MEN NO LONGER ALIVE WHO HAVE THEIR NVICTNS "ENGRAVED UPON THEIR PLACE HISTORY".MR ANDREWS SAID THE CRIME OF "LOERG WH HOMOSEXUAL TENT" EFFECTIVELY MA BEG GAY A THOUGHT CRIME."IT HAS BEE CLEAR TO ME THE STATE ALSO PERSECUTED AGAST HOMOSEXUAL THOUGHT," HE SAID.OPPOSN LEAR MATTHEW GUY SAID GAY MEN WERE PHYSILLY TORTURED VICTORIA AS A RULT OF THE BIGOTED LAWS."THE SHOCK TREATMENT, THE ONTAL LOBOTOMI, THE RCERATN AT ASYLUMS, NOT TO MENTN THE PHYSIL BEATGS AND OSTRACISATN - THIS WAS ALL FOR THE CRIME OF BEG HOMOSEXUAL ATRALIA," MR GUY TOLD PARLIAMENT.MR GUY SAID BRAZIL CRIMALISED HOMOSEXUALY 1830 AND FRANCE 1791, WHILE 'S NEVER BEEN A CRIME HEAVILY RELIG POLAND."OUR LAWS, PASSED THIS VERY CHAMBER, WERE WRONG AND DID E GREAT HURT," HE SAID.NOEL TOVEY, WHO WROTE A BOOK ABOUT BEG AN DIGENO GAY MAN AND HIS TREATMENT JAIL, WAS PARLIAMENT TO WNS THE APOLOGY."THIS IS A REALLY MOMENTO DAY FOR ME BEE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LIVE TO SEE THIS DAY ATRALIA," THE 84-YEAR-OLD TOLD REPORTERS."I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD ACTUALLY GET OUT OF PENTRIDGE (PRISON) ALIVE."FALLY THE ERNMENT OF VICTORIA IS SEEG AS REAL HUMAN BEGS."SIX MEN HAVE SUCCSFULLY APPLIED TO HAVE THEIR CRIMAL RERDS EXPUNGED, WH MANY OTHERS GOG THROUGH THE PROCS, AFTER LAWS WERE CHANGED 2014.SHARE2 M READPUBLISHED 24 MAY 2016 6:02PMUPDATED 24 MAY 2016 8:24PMSOURCE: AAPTAGSSOCIAL ISSUCRIMEPACIFICATRALIASHARE THIS WH FAY AND IENDSCOPY LKSHAREREMEND FOR YOU
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VICTORIA APOLOGIS FOR ANTI-GAY LAWSVICTORIA'S PARLIAMENT HAS MA A FORMAL APOLOGY TO GAY MEN WHO WERE NVICTED UNR HISTORIL ANTI-HOMOSEXUALY LAWS.VICTORIAN PREMIER DANIEL ANDREWS APOLOGIS TO THE VICTORIAN GAY MUNY MELBOURNE, ATRALIA. SOURCE: GETTY IMAGVICTORIA'S PREMIER HAS APOLOGISED FOR "ABOMABLE" LAWS THAT TURNED THOANDS OF GAY MEN TO CRIMALS."I N'T POSSIBLY EXPLA WHY WE MA THE LAWS AND CLUNG TO THEM AND FOUGHT FOR THEM," MR ANDREWS TOLD THE VICTORIAN PARLIAMENT ON TUDAY.HOMOSEXUALY WAS CRIMALISED VICTORIA 1981.BEFORE THEN, MEN ULD BE CHARGED WH HOMOSEXUAL ACTS, AS WELL AS THE "THOUGHT CRIME" OF LOERG WH HOMOSEXUAL TENT."THOSE LAWS WERE STCK HERE, WHERE I STAND," MR ANDREWS SAID."FOR S, WE WERE OBSSED WH THE PRIVATE MYSTERI OF MEN."AND SO WE JAILED THEM, WE HARMED THEM, AND TURN THEY HARMED THEMSELV."HE APOLOGISED TO MEN NO LONGER ALIVE WHO HAVE THEIR NVICTNS "ENGRAVED UPON THEIR PLACE HISTORY".MR ANDREWS SAID THE CRIME OF "LOERG WH HOMOSEXUAL TENT" EFFECTIVELY MA BEG GAY A THOUGHT CRIME."IT HAS BEE CLEAR TO ME THE STATE ALSO PERSECUTED AGAST HOMOSEXUAL THOUGHT," HE SAID.OPPOSN LEAR MATTHEW GUY SAID GAY MEN WERE PHYSILLY TORTURED VICTORIA AS A RULT OF THE BIGOTED LAWS."THE SHOCK TREATMENT, THE ONTAL LOBOTOMI, THE RCERATN AT ASYLUMS, NOT TO MENTN THE PHYSIL BEATGS AND OSTRACISATN - THIS WAS ALL FOR THE CRIME OF BEG HOMOSEXUAL ATRALIA," MR GUY TOLD PARLIAMENT.MR GUY SAID BRAZIL CRIMALISED HOMOSEXUALY 1830 AND FRANCE 1791, WHILE 'S NEVER BEEN A CRIME HEAVILY RELIG POLAND."OUR LAWS, PASSED THIS VERY CHAMBER, WERE WRONG AND DID E GREAT HURT," HE SAID.NOEL TOVEY, WHO WROTE A BOOK ABOUT BEG AN DIGENO GAY MAN AND HIS TREATMENT JAIL, WAS PARLIAMENT TO WNS THE APOLOGY."THIS IS A REALLY MOMENTO DAY FOR ME BEE I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD LIVE TO SEE THIS DAY ATRALIA," THE 84-YEAR-OLD TOLD REPORTERS."I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD ACTUALLY GET OUT OF PENTRIDGE (PRISON) ALIVE."FALLY THE ERNMENT OF VICTORIA IS SEEG AS REAL HUMAN BEGS."SIX MEN HAVE SUCCSFULLY APPLIED TO HAVE THEIR CRIMAL RERDS EXPUNGED, WH MANY OTHERS GOG THROUGH THE PROCS, AFTER LAWS WERE CHANGED 2014.SHARE2 M READPUBLISHED 24 MAY 2016 6:02PMUPDATED 24 MAY 2016 8:24PMSOURCE: AAPTAGSSOCIAL ISSUCRIMEPACIFICATRALIASHARE THIS WH FAY AND IENDSCOPY LKSHAREREMEND FOR YOU
Victoria's parliament has ma a formal apology to gay men who were nvicted unr historil anti-homosexualy laws. * victorian homosexuality law *
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Discsns about homosexualy among society was very mimal bee Victorian cizens tried to ignore the fact ncept that mal might have sexual relatnship wh other mal. Homosexualy Victorian eraAttus and expectatns about maral and timate relatnships were very strict durg Victorian era. On the other hand, male homosexual acts, even the on nducted privately was nsired crimal act.
Homosexualy Victorian eraPublicly homosexualy was not discsed and was hard to accs private sexual behavur.
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Many believed that one uld be moral and at the same time have sexual was one of the reasons why homosexualy was extremely problematic issue the Brish society faced at that time.
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Homosexualy was very rarely discsed Victorian society and whenever was discsed there were severe nsequenc for the men. Observable homosexualyEven though heterosexualy was nsired normal and natural throughout Victorian era, there is seen visible crease homosexualy pecially among men as well as telligentsia durg that perd of history. The reason was that homosexualy was prohibed as cent behavur public and privately, gay sex behd closed doors was not nsired crimal offence until 1885.
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HomosexualyVictorian cizens rarely lived up to their stereotyp when me to genr, health and sexualy. Also, prsur om relig stutns and ernment led to creatg laws agast homosexualy. It is believed that Victorians had a more lenient attu towards gay relatnships or attu to sex between men than their 1960s unterparts.
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Victoria's premier has apologised for "abomable" laws that turned thoands of gay men to crimals. Homosexualy was crimalised Victoria then, men uld be charged wh homosexual acts, as well as the "thought crime" of loerg wh homosexual tent. "He apologised to men no longer alive who have their nvictns "engraved upon their place history" Andrews said the crime of "loerg wh homosexual tent" effectively ma beg gay a thought crime.
"It has bee clear to me the state also persecuted agast homosexual thought, " he said.