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In August 1971 young members of the Gay Liberation Front organised a public rally in London to protest at the age of consent for gay men. [ 15 ] In April 1972, the Society of Friends Social Responsibility Council (a Quaker conference), passed a resolution in favour of lowering the age of consent in Britain from 16 to 14.
Stonewall continued to challenge the unequal age of consent for homosexual and bisexual men until the equal age of consent of 16-years-old was finally secured in 2001. [274] Stonewall continues to fight for LGBT equality, particularly in sport, education and the workplace. [275] The Gay Black Group were founded in 1981 in London.
Stonewall UK forms: 1994: Age of consent for MSM becomes 18: 1997: Angela Eagle becomes first openly lesbian MP: 1998: Bolton 7 found guilty: 1998: Lord Alli becomes first openly gay Lord: 1999: Admiral Duncan bombing: 2000: Gay men allowed in HM Armed Forces: 2001: Age of consent equalised to 16: 2001: MSM activity involving multiple men legal ...
Stonewall UK forms: 1994: Age of consent for MSM becomes 18: 1997: Angela Eagle becomes first openly lesbian MP: 1998: Bolton 7 found guilty: 1998: Lord Alli becomes first openly gay Lord: 1999: Admiral Duncan bombing: 2000: Gay men allowed in HM Armed Forces: 2001: Age of consent equalised to 16: 2001: MSM activity involving multiple men legal ...
According to the Office of National Statistics, the Percentage of the UK population identifying as Gay, lesbian or bisexual increased from 1.5% in 2012 to 2.0% in 2017. There are 1.1 million people identifying as LGB in UK. The 16 to 24 age group were the most likely to identify as LGB in 2017 (4.2%). [3]
Stonewall UK forms: 1994: Age of consent for MSM becomes 18: 1997: Angela Eagle becomes first openly lesbian MP: 1998: Bolton 7 found guilty: 1998: Lord Alli becomes first openly gay Lord: 1999: Admiral Duncan bombing: 2000: Gay men allowed in HM Armed Forces: 2001: Age of consent equalised to 16: 2001: MSM activity involving multiple men legal ...
In 1983, male homosexual acts were decriminalised with the age of consent set at 21 (in line with the UK at that time). In 1999, the age of consent for male homosexual acts was lowered to 18. Then in 2012, the age of consent for male homosexual acts was equalised at 16, regardless of gender and/or sexual orientation. [169]
The Liberal Party passed a conference resolution in support of equality for gay people including an equal age of consent. [133] 1976 – Britain's political pressure group Liberty, under its original name National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL), called for an equal age of consent of 14 in Britain. [134]