law timeline relating to LGBT Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
1533- what act was introduced?
A
buggery act
male male sex unishable by death
2
Q
males were executed for male- male sex until when?
A
1835
3
Q
1861- what was abolished?
A
death sentence for male-male sex abolished
HOWEVER
still outlawed
4
Q
1867- what act was introduced and why?
A
sexual offences act- male-male sex 21 years+ legalised
public outcry after high profile celebrities campaigned for homosexual equality
