Key dat Stonewall's history and the velopment of lbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) history terms of social, polil and legislative change, reprentatn and visibily.
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KEY DAT FOR LBIAN, GAY, BI AND TRANS EQUALY
This is an overview of key dat not jt Stonewall's history, but the velopment of lbian, gay, bi and trans history terms of social, polil and legislative change, reprentatn and visibily. The Wolfenn Commtee publish a report, remendg that ‘homosexual behavur between nsentg adults private should no longer be a crimal offence’.
The Homosexual Law Reform Society is found to mpaign for the legalisatn of same-sex relatnships the UK. The North Wtern Homosexual Law Reform Commtee (NWHLRC) is found to promote legal and social equaly for lbians, gay men and bi people. North Wt Homosexual Law Reform Commtee be a UK-wi anisatn and is renamed as the Commtee for Homosexual Equaly (CHE).
The Commtee for Homosexual Equaly, keepg the same ials, be the Campaign for Homosexual Equaly (CHE). The Liberal Party (now the Liberal Democrats) beme the first UK polil party to support LGBT rights, passg a motn at nference to support ‘full equaly for homosexuals’, cludg equalisg the age of nsent. The Gay Christian Movement is found at a public meetg at the Sir John Cass School the Cy of London (the anisatn's name later changed to the Lbian and Gay Christian Movement and then One Body One Fah 2017).
A TIMELE OF GAY RIGHTS THE UK
At a Campaign for Homosexual Equaly nference, Amnty Internatnal is lled upon to take up the issue of the persecutn of lbians and gay men. The Homosexual Offenc Orr crimalis sex between two men over the age of 21 ‘ private’ Northern Ireland. Chris Smh, Labour MP for Islgton South and Fsbury, speaks openly about his sexual orientatn and be the first openly gay MP, 10 years after Mreen Colquhoun me out as the first lbian MP.
Lbians and Gays Support the Mers mpaign is lnched of support of workers the mers’ strik 1984 and 1985. The Act stat that a lol thory "shall not tentnally promote homosexualy or publish material wh the tentn of promotg homosexualy" or "promote the teachg any mataed school of the acceptabily of homosexualy as a pretend fay relatnship". This leads to the formatn of OutRage, who ll for police to start protectg gay and bi men stead of arrtg them.
The UK Crown Depenncy of Isle of Man repeals sodomy laws (homosexualy was still illegal until 1994). BBC Rad 4’s, The Archers, the world longt nng soap, troduc s first openly gay character, Sean Myerson.