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Articles sur Sexual Offences Act 1967
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France is having a debate over the age of sexual consent. Perhaps it is time the UK joined in.
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Listen to the fascinating in-depth story of the decriminalisation of gay sex in Britain.
Social media and the internet has helped create a new type of sexual predator, forcing us to reassess our understanding of the terms “friend” and “stranger”.
The story of the trial of Peter Wildeblood.
Are gay rights a matter of protecting privacy, or sexual freedom itself?
Decriminalisation changed the way homosexuality and gay culture were portrayed on screen.
Even the Wolfenden report cited the need to protect the public from that which disgusted them.
The media has the power to influence the nation - so why are we letting it promote blatant homophobia?
The legacy of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which partially decriminalised male homosexuality 50 years ago.
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