Securg an equal age of nsent for gay and bi men was a long procs and provoked ugly bat ground harmful stereotyp.
Contents:
- LOVE WS! AGE OF NSENT EQUALISED FOR GAY AND BI MEN
- THE AGE OF NSENT FOR GAY AND BI MEN WAS FALLY EQUALISED 20 YEARS AGO TODAY, MARKG A MAMMOTH VICTORY FOR LOVE
LOVE WS! AGE OF NSENT EQUALISED FOR GAY AND BI MEN
The laws on homosexualy and heterosexualyPARLIAMENT UK, 2012; NCBI, 2012The legal age of sexual nsent for heterosexuals the UK is 16.
The Sexual Offenc Act 1967 ma chang so that homosexual men over the age of 21 uld have sexual relatnships, 1994 a further change saw rced to those aged over Sexual Offenc (Amendment) Act 2000 ma the ag of legal nsent for heterosexuals and homosexuals equal and the legal age of nsent for homosexual people was changed to 16. In the UK, the age of nsent is 16, and this is also the legal age for gay sex. To mark LGBT + History Month, this blog post draws on a recently released Prime Mister’s Office file which documents a signifint advance gay rights soon after the turn of the lennium.
THE AGE OF NSENT FOR GAY AND BI MEN WAS FALLY EQUALISED 20 YEARS AGO TODAY, MARKG A MAMMOTH VICTORY FOR LOVE
The Sexual Offenc Act of 1967 reprented a partial crimalisatn of male homosexualy: allowed two men to have sex private England and Wal provid they were over 21; much later, this provisn was extend to Stland and Northern Ireland.
Over time, the age of nsent for gay men beme a live and ntent issue UK polics.