Current Version
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
| Start Date | 1885 |
| End Date | 1967 |
| Description | The Labouchere Amendment passed making sex between two men a gross indecency, punishable by imprisonment. Female homosexuality and sexual acts were not addressed in the law, and therefore, they technically would have been legal, though the law often applied the law towards women. |
| Sources | https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/articles/a-short-history-of-lgbt-rights-in-the-uk |
Revision History (2)
Revision by CHR0LL0PH0BICCC
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Value | Illegal (imprisonment as punishment) | Illegal (up to life in prison as punishment) |
Revision by beeurd
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| Sources | http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/hate_crime_domestic_violence_and_criminal_law/2647.asp | https://www.bl.uk/lgbtq-histories/articles/a-short-history-of-lgbt-rights-in-the-uk |
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- Newer law has been passed "Homossexualidade não é ilegal no Reino Unido."
- Sources are invalid or broken