Wolfenden Committee

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4 September 1957: The Wolfenden Commission published its Report...

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4 September 1957

The Wolfenden Commission published its Report on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution which recommended the decriminalization of homosexual acts occurring in private between consenting adults over 21, but suggested stricter regulation of prostitution.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
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“Homosexuality ’should not be a crime’”. BBC News: On This Day, 4 Sept. 1957.

4-5 July 1967: The Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed its...

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4-5 July 1967

The Homosexual Law Reform Bill passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons : scheduled for the late-night slot on 4 July, it passed when 101 supporters remained for the final vote...

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