Jersey - Revision history

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	[[Category:Channel Islands]]		[[Category:Channel Islands]]
	[[Category:Jersey\| ]]		[[Category:Jersey\| ]]

Wessexman: Pardons may be introduced in Jersey

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Pardons may be introduced in Jersey

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	The lesbian artists [[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]] lived in Jersey from 1937 onwards, becoming active in the resistance during the Nazi occupation.		The lesbian artists [[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]] lived in Jersey from 1937 onwards, becoming active in the resistance during the Nazi occupation.

			BBC News reported on 1 May 2024 that The Home Affairs minister is to consider introducing a law to pardon people convicted of being gay before it was legalised in Jersey.
			Deputy Mary Le Hegarat said she planned to look at bringing a law similar to "Turing's Law" in the UK <ref> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cxe8ky6r7j6o </ref>.

	==Same-sex marriage==		==Same-sex marriage==
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	Same-sex marriage finally became legal on 1 July 2018; the law also provides for [[Humanist]] marriages.		Same-sex marriage finally became legal on 1 July 2018; the law also provides for [[Humanist]] marriages.

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	[[Category:Channel Islands]]		[[Category:Channel Islands]]
	[[Category:Jersey\| ]]		[[Category:Jersey\| ]]

Ross Burgess at 17:25, 5 July 2018

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	The lesbian artists [[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]] lived in Jersey from 1937 onwards, becoming active in the resistance during the Nazi occupation.		The lesbian artists [[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]] lived in Jersey from 1937 onwards, becoming active in the resistance during the Nazi occupation.

			==Same-sex marriage==
	In July 2014 moves to introduce same-sex marriage were put on hold, leading to protests at the island's first [[Pride]] rally.		In July 2014 moves to introduce same-sex marriage were put on hold, leading to protests at the island's first [[Pride]] rally.

			Same-sex marriage finally became legal on 1 July 2018; the law also provides for [[Humanist]] marriages.

	[[Category:Channel Islands]]		[[Category:Channel Islands]]
	[[Category:Jersey\| ]]		[[Category:Jersey\| ]]

Ross Burgess at 21:01, 28 August 2014

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	The lesbian artists [[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]] lived in Jersey from 1937 onwards, becoming active in the resistance during the Nazi occupation.		The lesbian artists [[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]] lived in Jersey from 1937 onwards, becoming active in the resistance during the Nazi occupation.

			In July 2014 moves to introduce same-sex marriage were put on hold, leading to protests at the island's first [[Pride]] rally.

	[[Category:Channel Islands]]		[[Category:Channel Islands]]
	[[Category:Jersey\| ]]		[[Category:Jersey\| ]]

Ross Burgess at 19:07, 20 January 2014

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	'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]]. The '''Bailiwick of Jersey''' is a UK Crown Dependency with its own government and laws.		[[File:Jersey Map.svg\|thumb\|Jersey parishes]]'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]]. The '''Bailiwick of Jersey''' is a UK Crown Dependency with its own government and laws.

			==LGBT history==

	Anal intercourse (referred to as [[sodomy]], or in legal French terms the ''crime'' of ''sodomie'') was completely illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) law 1990]] decriminlaised sodomy between consenting males with an age of consent of 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.		Anal intercourse (referred to as [[sodomy]], or in legal French terms the ''crime'' of ''sodomie'') was completely illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) law 1990]] decriminlaised sodomy between consenting males with an age of consent of 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.

Ross Burgess at 16:40, 10 March 2013

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	'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]], The Bailiwick of Jersey is a UK Crown Dependency with its own government and laws.		'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]]. The '''Bailiwick of Jersey''' is a UK Crown Dependency with its own government and laws.

	Anal intercourse (referred to as [[sodomy]], or in legal French terms the ''crime'' of ''sodomie'') was completely illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) law 1990]] decriminlaised sodomy between consenting males with an age of consent of 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.		Anal intercourse (referred to as [[sodomy]], or in legal French terms the ''crime'' of ''sodomie'') was completely illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) law 1990]] decriminlaised sodomy between consenting males with an age of consent of 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.

Ross Burgess at 09:10, 16 August 2012

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	'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]], The Bailiwick of Jersey is a UK Crown Dependency with its own government and laws.		'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]], The Bailiwick of Jersey is a UK Crown Dependency with its own government and laws.

	~~Sodomy~~ was illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. In 1990~~, the age of consent for~~ sodomy between consenting males ~~was set at~~ 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.		Anal intercourse (referred to as [[sodomy]], or in legal French terms the ''crime'' of ''sodomie'') was completely illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) law 1990]] decriminlaised sodomy between consenting males with an age of consent of 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.

	In 1923 [[Louis Delanoe]], a Jersey resident, killed his partner and then committed suicide.		In 1923 [[Louis Delanoe]], a Jersey resident, killed his partner and then committed suicide.

Ross Burgess at 22:32, 19 July 2012

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	'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]], It is a UK Crown Dependency and ~~not strictly speaking part of the United Kingdom~~.		'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]], The Bailiwick of Jersey is a UK Crown Dependency with its own government and laws.

	Sodomy was illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. In 1990, the age of consent for sodomy between consenting males was set at 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.		Sodomy was illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. In 1990, the age of consent for sodomy between consenting males was set at 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.

			In 1923 [[Louis Delanoe]], a Jersey resident, killed his partner and then committed suicide.

			The lesbian artists [[Claude Cahun]] and [[Suzanne Malherbe]] lived in Jersey from 1937 onwards, becoming active in the resistance during the Nazi occupation.

	[[Category:Channel Islands]]		[[Category:Channel Islands]]
			[[Category:Jersey\| ]]

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'''Jersey''' is the largest of the [[Channel Islands]], It is a UK Crown Dependency and not strictly speaking part of the United Kingdom.

Sodomy was illegal in Jersey for both men and women until 1990 although the [[age of consent]] for homosexual acts other than sodomy was the same as for heterosexual acts. In 1990, the age of consent for sodomy between consenting males was set at 21 as in the UK. The sodomy age of consent was reduced to 18 under the [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 1995]]. The [[Sexual Offences (Jersey) Law 2007]] set the age of consent at 16 for all sexual conduct, regardless of sexual orientation and/or gender.

[[Category:Channel Islands]]