Tag: decriminalisation

A high court judge has ruled that Trinidad and Tobago’s colonial-era law criminalising gay sex is “unconstitutional”. Justice Devindra Rampersad has ruled that Section 13 and Section 16 of the Caribbean nation’s Sexual Offences Act should be removed, following a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ activist Jason Jones against the country’s attorney general. Jones – who is a citizen of Trinidad and Tobago as well as the United Kingdom – claimed that these particular sections of the Sexual Offences Act violated his...

While the UK reflects on 50 years since the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, it’s clear we’ve still got a long way to go. Yesterday (27 July) marked 50 years since the introduction of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act, and therefore 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. While it may be a shock to many that decriminalisation in England and Wales only came into action, in the grand scheme of things, an incredibly short time ago,...

The man dubbed the ‘oldest gay in the village’ has said he will fight on after he didn’t receive an apology he thought he had been promised. George Montague, 93, has been fighting to receive an apology for a conviction for gross indecency back in the 1970s. He has led Brighton’s Pride celebrations in recent years says he is “upset and angry” and that he has been “deceived by the government”. His story will feature on More4’s documentary ‘Convicted for Love’ this...

Organisers are promising "the most spectacular Pride event of 2017." Brighton Pride have revealed the first details of this year’s Pride celebrations – and it looks like 2017 will be another year to remember for one of the UK’s biggest and boldest celebrations equality. After the success of last year’s Pride Parade, which drew and estimate crowd of 200,000 spectators, organisers have promised a ‘Summer of Love’ in 2017 to mark the landmark 5oth anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in...