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| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Equal age of consent |
| Status | Unequal |
| Start Date | Jul 27, 1967 |
| End Date | Nov 2, 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. |
| 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 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/introduction/enacted http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/60/contents https://www.stonewall.org.uk/resources/key-dates-lesbian-gay-bi-and-trans-equality |
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edited by jadeywadey. cleaning up entry
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| Start Date | Jul 26, 1967 | Jul 27, 1967 |
| End Date | 1994 | Nov 2, 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. | 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. |
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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/2000/44 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 https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1994/33/introduction/enacted http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1967/60/contents https://www.stonewall.org.uk/resources/key-dates-lesbian-gay-bi-and-trans-equality |
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edited by jadeywadey. added start date
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| Start Date | 1967 | Jul 26, 1967 |
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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 |