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20 diciembre 2017

Buggery, bribery and a committee: the story of how gay sex was decriminalised in Britain – podcast

Chris Ashford, Northumbria University, Newcastle

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Listen to the fascinating in-depth story of the decriminalisation of gay sex in Britain.

A dangerous romance in the 1950s. BBC Pictures

26 julio 2017

Against The Law review: a fitting tribute to gay men whose persecution in 1950s paved way for new rights

Dominic Janes, Keele University

The story of the trial of Peter Wildeblood.

Marching for pride, London, 1974. LSE Library via Wikimedia Commons

25 julio 2017

On sexuality, the law still caters to the norms of public disgust

Senthorun Raj, Keele University

Even the Wolfenden report cited the need to protect the public from that which disgusted them.

Britain is celebrating 50 years since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act partially decriminalised homosexuality. Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

24 julio 2017

Buggery, bribery and a committee: the story of how gay sex was decriminalised in Britain

Chris Ashford, Northumbria University, Newcastle

The legacy of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, which partially decriminalised male homosexuality 50 years ago.

Principales colaboradores

Chris Ashford
Professor of Law and Society, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Dominic Janes
Professor of Modern History, Keele University
Senthorun Raj
Reader in Human Rights Law, Manchester Metropolitan University