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• GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY"DAMIAN FRIEL DON'T THK HIS DISORR IS VERY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017/2:04 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017 / 2:04 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: \"HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THK DATG IS HARD? TRY WH TOURETTE'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAMIAN FRIEL, A 26-YEAR-OLD GAY STUNT AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSE OM NORTHERN IRELAND, IS OPENG UP ABOUT LIVG WH TOURETTE SYNDROME, A NROPSYCHIATRIC DISORR THAT PHYSIL AND VOL TICS. HE ALSO SUFFERS OM OCD, ADHD, ANXIETY, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT DON’T AFFECT MY LOOKG FOR RELATNSHIPS TOO MUCH," HE TELLS GAY STAR NEWS. "A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY THEY DON’T REALLY RE, OR THAT I SEEM LIKE A NICE PERSON, AND THEY JT WANT TO MEET ME ANYWAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE, HOWEVER, HORROR STORI LIKE THE TIME HE WAED AN HOUR A PUBLIC PLACE FOR A DATE WHO NEVER ARRIVED. "HE SAW ME TICKG," FRIEL LATER DISVERED. "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY. HE LEFT ME STOOD THERE WHEN MY ANXIETY WAS SKY HIGH, PROPER RED HAVG A PANIC ATTACK. THAT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, FRIEL FEELS HE "DODGED A BULLET," HE SAYS. "HE’S NOT SOMEONE I WOULD EVEN WANT MY LIFE AS A IEND, AND NOT SOMEONE I WOULD VALUE A IENDSHIP WH IF THEY’RE GOG TO JUDGE SOMEONE ON A PHYSIL DISABILY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE OTHER HAND, HE ALSO TRI TO AVOID GUYS WHO SEEM TO FETISHIZE TOURETTE’S. "REALLY? THIS IS MY DISABILY—THAT’S NOT HOT AT ALL," HE SAYS. "I’M NOT SURE IF I’D BE TO THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRIEL, WHO RECENTLY HAD A "FANTASTIC" EXPERIENCE ON A BRISH DATG SHOW LLED FIRST DAT, IS CURRENTLY NOT DATG WHILE HE FOC ON HIS TN AND REER. HE ALSO -HOSTS THE MENTALK HEALTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• GAYS 'OUTED' WHEN NEW TORY MP WAS KEY FIGURE MORMON CHURCH
• THIS EMOTNAL PHOTO IS A REMR WHY STLAND'S APOLOGY TO GAY MEN IS SO IMPORTANT
• 10 GREAT BRISH GAY FILMS
• GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ARE NOW ALLOWED TO DONATE BLOOD IN ENGLAND, STLAND AND WAL
• STUART WALKER'S BTAL MURR CUMNOCK: WILL GAY HATE CRIM EVER END?

GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY"DAMIAN FRIEL DON'T THK HIS DISORR IS VERY {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017/2:04 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY BRANDON VOSSJULY 1, 2017 / 2:04 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY DATG WHEN YOU HAVE TOURETTE'S: \"HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY\"","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-07-01T18:04:42.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"BRANDON VOSS","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THK DATG IS HARD? TRY WH TOURETTE'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DAMIAN FRIEL, A 26-YEAR-OLD GAY STUNT AND MENTAL HEALTH NURSE OM NORTHERN IRELAND, IS OPENG UP ABOUT LIVG WH TOURETTE SYNDROME, A NROPSYCHIATRIC DISORR THAT PHYSIL AND VOL TICS. HE ALSO SUFFERS OM OCD, ADHD, ANXIETY, AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"IT DON’T AFFECT MY LOOKG FOR RELATNSHIPS TOO MUCH," HE TELLS GAY STAR NEWS. "A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL SAY THEY DON’T REALLY RE, OR THAT I SEEM LIKE A NICE PERSON, AND THEY JT WANT TO MEET ME ANYWAY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE, HOWEVER, HORROR STORI LIKE THE TIME HE WAED AN HOUR A PUBLIC PLACE FOR A DATE WHO NEVER ARRIVED. "HE SAW ME TICKG," FRIEL LATER DISVERED. "HE THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY AND WALKED AWAY. HE LEFT ME STOOD THERE WHEN MY ANXIETY WAS SKY HIGH, PROPER RED HAVG A PANIC ATTACK. THAT WAS THE WORST EXPERIENCE I’VE EVER HAD."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}STILL, FRIEL FEELS HE "DODGED A BULLET," HE SAYS. "HE’S NOT SOMEONE I WOULD EVEN WANT MY LIFE AS A IEND, AND NOT SOMEONE I WOULD VALUE A IENDSHIP WH IF THEY’RE GOG TO JUDGE SOMEONE ON A PHYSIL DISABILY."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THE OTHER HAND, HE ALSO TRI TO AVOID GUYS WHO SEEM TO FETISHIZE TOURETTE’S. "REALLY? THIS IS MY DISABILY—THAT’S NOT HOT AT ALL," HE SAYS. "I’M NOT SURE IF I’D BE TO THAT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRIEL, WHO RECENTLY HAD A "FANTASTIC" EXPERIENCE ON A BRISH DATG SHOW LLED FIRST DAT, IS CURRENTLY NOT DATG WHILE HE FOC ON HIS TN AND REER. HE ALSO -HOSTS THE MENTALK HEALTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Try wh Tourette' Friel, a 26-year-old gay stunt and mental health nurse om Northern Ireland, is openg up about livg wh Tourette Syndrome, a nropsychiatric disorr that physil and vol tics.

"It don’t affect my lookg for relatnships too much, " he tells Gay Star News. This happened to a iend of a iend, and as another gay guy wh TS and a barkg tic, 's pretty upsettg.

YOUNG gay men who were outed by leadg figur the Mormon Church Stland have attacked the relign as a “cult” which is openly hostile to LGBT members. Kerr, who reprents Stirlg at Wtmster, ni that he was volved outg gay men when he was a Stake Print (a head of dce) and an Area Seventy (a posn of power the church which outranks bishops and prits). The revelatns that gay men were outed when Kerr was a senr figure LDS will be unfortable for the lear of the Sttish Conservativ, Ruth Davidson.

GAYS 'OUTED' WHEN NEW TORY MP WAS KEY FIGURE MORMON CHURCH

Davidson, who is gay, said: “I was fairly straightforward wh her and I told her that there were a number of thgs that unt to me more than party.

One gay man claims he was outed after he had taken part discsns about his sexualy on anonymo onle msage boards ed by former Mormons. When asked about the church’s attu to gay people, he said: “As far as I was led to believe, gay people were allowed the church but they uldn’t practise .

The young man who was nonted is now openly gay and claimed LDS is “pletely agast homosexualy and oppos equal marriage”. Another gay man who also asked to rema anonymo to protect his fay who are still members of LDS, claimed: “I was outed by a church lear when Stephen Kerr was a Stake Print Edburgh.

THIS EMOTNAL PHOTO IS A REMR WHY STLAND'S APOLOGY TO GAY MEN IS SO IMPORTANT

He add: “The church has a hatred for gays.

The church thks gay marriage is unterfe marriage. Stephen Kerr nfirmed he served as an Area Seventy and a Stake Print before beg an MP but sisted the church did not out gay people and sought to play down his role the church.

10 GREAT BRISH GAY FILMS

When asked if he is aware that gay men were beg outed, he said: “No, the church’s teachg on homosexualy you n read for yourself onle.

When asked if gay people who are Mormon should be celibate, he said: “In our society people who are gay should be ee to be gay.

GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN ARE NOW ALLOWED TO DONATE BLOOD IN ENGLAND, STLAND AND WAL

SNP MEP Alyn Smh scribed revelatns that gay men were outed by members of The Church of J Christ of Latter-day Sats as “appallg”. — Tom French (@tomench85) November 7, 2017A photograph taken of two men tears the gallery of the Sttish Parliament is a touchg remr of the importance of Stland’s apology to gay men nvicted of historil sexual offenc. Stland’s first mister Nila Sturgeon “wholeheartedly” apologised on Tuday to gay men, who were nvicted when homosexualy was still illegal the untry.

She said was “shockg” that homosexualy remaed illegal Stland until so recently — wh nsensual sex between men aged over 21 only beg crimalised Stland 1981. The age of nsent for gay men was only lowered to 16 2001. “Those laws crimalised the act of lovg another adult; they terred people om beg hont about their inty to fay, iends, neighbours, and lleagu; and by sendg a msage om parliament that homosexualy was wrong, they enuraged rather than terred homophobia and hate.

”Read more: Stland Is Set to Pardon Men Convicted of Homosexual Acts Unr ‘Turg Law’. @NilaSturgeon offers unequivol apology to gay men nvicted unr laws which ma homosexualy illegal — BBC Stland News (@BBCStlandNews) November 7, 2017The publitn of the Historil Sexual Offenc (Pardons and Disregards) Bill — the so-lled “Turg law”, named after the World War Two -breaker Alan Turg — will provi an tomatic formal pardon to an timated 5, 000 Sttish men, both livg and ad.

STUART WALKER'S BTAL MURR CUMNOCK: WILL GAY HATE CRIM EVER END?

Those wh nvictns who are still alive will also be able to apply for a “disregard, ”, which would remove nvictns om their the pardon will be tomatic, the “disregard” would need to be applied for orr to check on a se-by-se basis that the offenc aren’t on which are still more: The 6 Countri Execute People for Beg GayJtice Secretary Michael Mathon said the chang are an important step towards addrsg the jtic faced by gay men the past. England and Wal passed the Turg law January 2017, pardong 50, 000 gay and bisexual men who were nvicted before homosexualy between men aged over 21 was crimalised 1967. Read more: 50, 000 Gay Men Pardoned In UK Unr ‘Turg Law’The law was rmally named after Turg, who was nvicted of “gross cency” 1952 and was chemilly strated, before mtg suici 1954.

He was pardoned ’s fay and gay rights groups mpaigned for pardons for other men historilly nvicted. The law would only be applied to men bee gay women weren’t crimalised.