- Homosexuality
- ⚢✔ Legal
- Gay Marriage
- ⚭✔ Legal
- Censorship
- ✔ No censorship
- Changing Gender
- ✔ Legal, surgery not required
- Non-binary gender recognition
- ✖ Not legally recognized
- Discrimination
- ✔ Illegal
- Employment Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Housing Discrimination
- ✔ Sexual orientation and gender identity
- Adoption
- ✔ Legal
- Military
- ✔ Legal
- Donating Blood
- ✔ Legal
- Conversion Therapy
- Ambiguous
- Age of Consent
- ✔ Equal
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Homosexual activity in England is legal.
Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)
Section 11 of The Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 built on previous legislation. It was famously used against Oscar Wilde and Alan Turing.
1533–1885
Illegal (death penalty as punishment)
The Buggery Act 1553 legistated against sodomy and while it did not explicitly target any perticular gender it was mainly used to convict men who had sex with men.
Censorship of LGBT Issues in England is no censorship.
Current status
Since Nov 18, 2003
Since Nov 18, 2003
No censorship
In England, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Ambiguous
Section 28 was put in place during Margaret Thatcher’s government and prohibited the “promotion of homosexuality” by local authorities. This harmed LGBT+ support groups and prevented schools from discussing LGBT+ matters, impacts which have been felt for years after the law was repealed.
Legal recognition of non-binary gender in England is not legally recognized.
Current status
Not legally recognized
No official ‘x’ marking option on official documents, applications etc. for non binary individuals.
LGBT employment discrimination in England is sexual orientation and gender identity.
Current status
Sexual orientation and gender identity
Same-sex adoption in England is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2005
Since Jan 1, 2005
Legal
Serving openly in military in England is legal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2000
Since Jan 1, 2000
Legal
Blood donations by MSMs in England is legal.
Current status
Since Jun 14, 2021
Since Jun 14, 2021
Legal
Donors of any gender will be asked about their recent sexual activity, and those who have only had one sexual partner within the last 3-months will be eligible to donate.
Equal age of consent in England is equal.
Current status
Since Jan 1, 2001
Since Jan 1, 2001
Equal
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