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- Crucially, it came into force on 29 December 1975, at the same time as the Equal Pay Act 1970 (which had entailed a five-year implementation period). The EOC, similarly, came into being on 29 December 1975, with statutory powers to enforce the Sex Discrimination Act, the Equal Pay Act and related legislation.
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- 1533 – The Buggery act. King Henry the VIII was the reigning monarch when the first time that parliament passed a legislation aimed at persecuting homosexual men for the act of sodomy.
- 1861 – The Offences against a person’s act. In 1861 the death penalty was abolished for acts of sodomy, instead being replaced with a minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment.
- 1885- The Criminal Law Amendment Act. In 1885 the Criminal law amendment act made any homosexual act illegal, with or without a witness present, that even acts committed in a private setting could still be prosecuted.
- 1921 – The Criminal Law Amendment Bill. Although female homosexuality was never directly targeted by any legislation, it was however discussed in parliament for the first time in 1921 with the aim to introduce discriminatory legislation (to become the Criminal Law Amendment Bill 1921).
Jul 27, 2017 · Here are some of the key dates in the history of gay rights in the UK: 1533: The Buggery Act, the first ever law to specifically outlaw anal sex, was signed into English law. The text of the act...
- Social approval of same-sex relationships has risen rapidly. The proportion of the British public who say they approve of same-sex partnerships has soared over the past 30 years.
- 1967 was not the end of the story. While the 1967 act was a milestone in equality, it was far from the end of the story - and it chiefly benefited men who had sex with men.
- Criminalisation of gay people continued into this century. In 1967, homosexuality was only partially decriminalised. Those keen to criminalise any public displays of consensual homosexual activity still had tools to do so through the offence of "gross indecency", which had a broad interpretation.
- Government has attempted to redress this legacy. Given this legacy of criminalisation, the government introduced a scheme in October 2012 allowing those prosecuted under defunct gay-sex-related laws, to have their convictions removed from police and court records.
Nov 8, 2019 · In 1919 a landmark Act came into force, the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act in 1919 ('the Act'), which was revolutionary and transformational. The Act meant it was no longer only men...
The Gender Recognition Act also came into force in 2005, enabling trans people to change their legal gender. April Ashley was finally able to have legal documentation that matched her gender...
The EOC, similarly, came into being on 29 December 1975, with statutory powers to enforce the Sex Discrimination Act, the Equal Pay Act and related legislation. Based in Manchester, the first chair was Baroness Betty Lockwood and the deputy was Lady Elspeth Howe .
