Current Version
| Region | United Kingdom |
| Issue | Homosexual activity |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Nov 30, 2000 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | The Sexual Offences Act was successfully challenged in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of ADT v. UK in 2000. The court determined the provisions making sexual acts between more than two men illegal would be in violation of privacy laws, and therefore, those portions of the Act became unenforceable. Essentially, this was the last barrier to legalizing same-sex activity within the UK. |
| Sources | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44 http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/hate_crime_domestic_violence_and_criminal_law/2647.asp European Court of Human Rights in the case of ADT v. UK |
Reports (4)
- Status is not correct "2013
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/23/fifty-years-gay-liberation-uk-barely-four-1967-act"
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "Homosexuality in the UK was legalised in 1967
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_Offences_Act_1967
ADMIN NOTE: Previous entry should be the current one - this entry only pertains to the law change that equalised the age of consent. —beeurd"
- Date is incorrect
Revision History (4)
Revision by imullin01
| Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
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| Note | The age of consent in the United Kingdom was amended by the Sexual Offenses (Amendment) Act 2000. The amendment equalized age of consent to 16 regardless of gender or sexual orientation. | The Sexual Offences Act was successfully challenged in the European Court of Human Rights in the case of ADT v. UK in 2000. The court determined the provisions making sexual acts between more than two men illegal would be in violation of privacy laws, and therefore, those portions of the Act became unenforceable. Essentially, this was the last barrier to legalizing same-sex activity within the UK. |
| Sources | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44 | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/44 http://www.stonewall.org.uk/at_home/hate_crime_domestic_violence_and_criminal_law/2647.asp European Court of Human Rights in the case of ADT v. UK |
Revision by imullin01
| Old Value | New Value | |
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| Note | Equalised age of consent to 16 | The age of consent in the United Kingdom was amended by the Sexual Offenses (Amendment) Act 2000. The amendment equalized age of consent to 16 regardless of gender or sexual orientation. |
Revision by imullin01
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| End Date | 2000-12-01 | 9999-12-12 |
Revision by vviet93
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| End Date | 9999-12-12 | 2000-12-01 |