Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Geoffrey Fisher
Standard Name: Fisher, Geoffrey
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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.
2 December 1960: Pope John XXIII met Dr Fisher, Archibishop...
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2 December 1960
Pope John XXIII met Dr Fisher
, Archibishop of Canterbury, at the Vatican.
Allen, John L., Jr. “The Word from Rome”. New Catholic Reporter, 10 Oct. 2003.
