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	He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.		He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.

	In 1962 he began pushing for a bill to implement the provisions of the [[Wolfenden Report]] and this eventually bore fruit as the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]].		In 1962 he began pushing for a bill to implement the provisions of the [[Wolfenden Report]] and this eventually bore fruit as the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]]. His ally for homosexual law reform in the House of Lords was the Eighth [[Earl of Arran]] Sir Arthur Strange Kattendyke David Archibald Gore.

	He wrote a number of books, including ''Fellatio, Masochism, Politics and Love'' (Robson Books, London, 1997) and		He wrote a number of books, including ''Fellatio, Masochism, Politics and Love'' (Robson Books, London, 1997) and

Ross Burgess at 09:40, 11 February 2014

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	[[File:Leo-abse.jpg\|thumb\|Leo Abse]]'''Leo Abse''' (1917–2008) was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.		[[File:Leo-abse.jpg\|thumb\|Leo Abse]]'''Leo Abse''' (Leopold Abse, 1917–2008) was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.

	He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.		He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.

Ross Burgess at 00:02, 31 December 2013

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	[[File:Leo-abse.jpg\|thumb\|Leo Abse]]'''Leo Abse''' (~~1917–2008~~) was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.		[[File:Leo-abse.jpg\|thumb\|Leo Abse]]'''Leo Abse''' (1917–2008) was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.

	He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.		He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.
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Ross Burgess at 15:34, 27 November 2013

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	'''Leo Abse''' (1917–2008) was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.		[[File:Leo-abse.jpg\|thumb\|Leo Abse]]'''Leo Abse''' (1917–2008) was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.

	He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.		He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.

Ross Burgess at 09:27, 4 October 2013

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Ross Burgess at 17:51, 28 April 2013

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	'''Leo Abse''' (1917–2008)~~[1]~~ was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.		'''Leo Abse''' (1917–2008) was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.

	He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.		He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.

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'''Leo Abse''' (1917–2008)[1] was a Welsh lawyer, Labour politician and gay rights campaigner.

He was born in [[Cardiff]] and studied at the [[London School of Economics]]. He became a solicitor and served on Cardiff City Council. He was Labour MP for [[Pontypool]] from 1958 to 1983, and for [[Torfaen]] from 1983 to 1987. In 1963 he introduced a private members bill that simplified the divorce law.

In 1962 he began pushing for a bill to implement the provisions of the [[Wolfenden Report]] and this eventually bore fruit as the [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]].

He wrote a number of books, including ''Fellatio, Masochism, Politics and Love'' (Robson Books, London, 1997) and
''The bi-sexuality of [[Daniel Defoe]]: a psychoanalytic survey of the man and his works'' (Karnac Books, London, 2006).

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