Current Version
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | 1967 |
| End Date | 1994 |
| Description | The Sexual Offenses Act made sex between two men legal in 1967*, but it was only legal between consenting men who were 21 or older, whereas the age of consent for different sex couples was 16. *Sex between more than two men remained illegal until later. |
| Sources | http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/hate_crime_domestic_violence_and_criminal_law/2647.asp http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/60/contents |
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Revision History (2)
| Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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| Sources | http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/hate_crime_domestic_violence_and_criminal_law/2647.asp http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/60/contents | http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/hate_crime_domestic_violence_and_criminal_law/2647.asp http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/60/contents |
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| Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | 1967 |
| End Date | 1994 |
| Description | The Sexual Offenses Act made sex between two men legal in 1967*, but it was only legal between consenting men who were 21 or older, whereas the age of consent for different sex couples was 16. *Sex between more than two men remained illegal until later. |
| Sources | http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/hate_crime_domestic_violence_and_criminal_law/2647.asp http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/60/contents |