Timeline of UK LGBT Legislation - Revision history

Wessexman: Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013

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Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013

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	'''2011''' Civil Union/Registered Partnership laws: Comes into effect: Ireland (without adoption rights), Passed and comes into effect: Isle of Man (with joint adoption).		'''2011''' Civil Union/Registered Partnership laws: Comes into effect: Ireland (without adoption rights), Passed and comes into effect: Isle of Man (with joint adoption).

			'''2013''' [[Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act 2013]] comes into effect between 17 July 2013 and 10 December 2014

	==See also==		==See also==

Wessexman: /* 2000 */ 2010 Equality Act

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2000: 2010 Equality Act

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	'''2006''' [[Equality Act 2006]]		'''2006''' [[Equality Act 2006]]

			'''2010''' [[Equality Act 2010]]

	'''2011''' Civil Union/Registered Partnership laws: Comes into effect: Ireland (without adoption rights), Passed and comes into effect: Isle of Man (with joint adoption).		'''2011''' Civil Union/Registered Partnership laws: Comes into effect: Ireland (without adoption rights), Passed and comes into effect: Isle of Man (with joint adoption).

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	'''1990''' [[OutRage!]] founded		'''1990''' [[OutRage!]] founded

	[[Jersey]], UK Crown Dependency, decriminalises homosexuality.		— [[Jersey]], UK Crown Dependency, decriminalises homosexuality.

	'''1992''' [[Isle of Man]], UK Crown Dependency, repeals Sodomy laws (homosexuality still illegal until 1994)		'''1992''' [[Isle of Man]], UK Crown Dependency, repeals Sodomy laws (homosexuality still illegal until 1994)

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	'''2000''' [[Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 ]] equalised the age of consent for both homosexual and heterosexual acts, for both men and women, as 16 in Great Britain, 17 in [[Northern Ireland]]. It also made it illegal for teachers and other people in a position of trust to have sex with their pupils etc under 18. The Bill which eventually became the Act was introduced in response to a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. It was rejected by the House of Lords, and was eventually passed when the Government invoked the [[Parliament Act 1949]].		'''2000''' [[Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 ]] equalised the age of consent for both homosexual and heterosexual acts, for both men and women, as 16 in Great Britain, 17 in [[Northern Ireland]]. It also made it illegal for teachers and other people in a position of trust to have sex with their pupils etc under 18. The Bill which eventually became the Act was introduced in response to a ruling of the European Court of Human Rights. It was rejected by the House of Lords, and was eventually passed when the Government invoked the [[Parliament Act 1949]].

	[[Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000]] was an act of the Scottish Parliament which repealed the Scottish equivalent of [[Section 28]]		— [[Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000]] was an act of the Scottish Parliament which repealed the Scottish equivalent of [[Section 28]]

	End to ban on gay people in the military.		— End to ban on gay people in the military.

	'''2003''' [[Sexual Offences Act 2003]] is an Act of Parliament that was passed in 2003 and became law on 1 May 2004. It replaced older sexual offences laws, including the [[Sexual Offences Act 1956]], with more specific and explicit wording. In Victorian times it was deemed immoral to define offences such as [[gross indecency]]. Group homosexual sex was decriminalised by section 12 of the [[Sexual Offences Act 1956]] being omitted, removing the offence of homosexual sex “when more than two persons take part or are present”.		'''2003''' [[Sexual Offences Act 2003]] is an Act of Parliament that was passed in 2003 and became law on 1 May 2004. It replaced older sexual offences laws, including the [[Sexual Offences Act 1956]], with more specific and explicit wording. In Victorian times it was deemed immoral to define offences such as [[gross indecency]]. Group homosexual sex was decriminalised by section 12 of the [[Sexual Offences Act 1956]] being omitted, removing the offence of homosexual sex “when more than two persons take part or are present”.

	[[Section 28]] is repealed in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.		— [[Section 28]] is repealed in England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

	'''2004''' [[Civil Partnership Act 2004]] introduced civil partnerships in the United Kingdom. Civil partnership provides the same rights for same-sex couples under the law as marriage, but the ceremony cannot contain any religious content or be held in a place of worship.		'''2004''' [[Civil Partnership Act 2004]] introduced civil partnerships in the United Kingdom. Civil partnership provides the same rights for same-sex couples under the law as marriage, but the ceremony cannot contain any religious content or be held in a place of worship.

	The [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows transsexual people to change their legal gender. It came into effect on 4 April 2005.		— The [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows transsexual people to change their legal gender. It came into effect on 4 April 2005.

	'''2005''' [[Civil partnership]] laws comes into effect: United Kingdom (without joint adoption (England and Wales) until Dec 2005,[88] without joint adoption (Scotland) until Sep 2009, without joint adoption (Northern Ireland).		'''2005''' [[Civil partnership]] laws comes into effect: United Kingdom (without joint adoption (England and Wales) until Dec 2005,[88] without joint adoption (Scotland) until Sep 2009, without joint adoption (Northern Ireland).

	Same-sex couple adoption legalisation: UK Subdivisions of England and Wales.		— Same-sex couple adoption legalisation: UK Subdivisions of England and Wales.

	'''2006''' [[Equality Act 2006]]		'''2006''' [[Equality Act 2006]]

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	'''1726''' [[The House of Margaret Clap]] (molly ~~hose~~) in London is raided by police, resulting in the execution of three men.		'''1726''' [[The House of Margaret Clap]] (molly house) in London is raided by police, resulting in the execution of three men.

	'''1785''' [[Jeremy Bentham]] is one of the first people to argue for the decriminalization of sodomy in England.		'''1785''' [[Jeremy Bentham]] is one of the first people to argue for the decriminalization of sodomy in England.

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	The [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows transsexual people to change their legal gender. It came into effect on 4 April 2005.		The [[Gender Recognition Act 2004]] allows transsexual people to change their legal gender. It came into effect on 4 April 2005.

	'''2005''' [[Civil ~~Partnership~~]] laws comes into effect: United Kingdom (without joint adoption (England and Wales) until Dec 2005,[88] without joint adoption (Scotland) until Sep 2009, without joint adoption (Northern Ireland).		'''2005''' [[Civil partnership]] laws comes into effect: United Kingdom (without joint adoption (England and Wales) until Dec 2005,[88] without joint adoption (Scotland) until Sep 2009, without joint adoption (Northern Ireland).

	Same-sex couple adoption legalisation: UK Subdivisions of England and Wales.		Same-sex couple adoption legalisation: UK Subdivisions of England and Wales.

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	'''1912''' The [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912]] was an Act of Parliament that was designed to clean up London’s streets, but also suppressed mens’ use of public space, it, in effect, banned cruising. It introduced the public order offence of “persistently importuning for an immoral purpose”.		'''1912''' The [[Criminal Law Amendment Act 1912]] was an Act of Parliament that was designed to clean up London’s streets, but also suppressed mens’ use of public space, it, in effect, banned cruising. It introduced the public order offence of “persistently importuning for an immoral purpose”.

	'''1921''' In England an attempt to make lesbianism illegal for the first time in Britain's history fails.		'''1921''' In England an attempt in the [[Criminal Law Amendment Bill 1921]] to make lesbianism illegal for the first time in Britain's history fails.

	'''1935''' [[The Defence Regulations and Emergency Powers Acts (EPA)]]		'''1935''' [[The Defence Regulations and Emergency Powers Acts (EPA)]]

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	Timeline of UK LGBT Legislation and campaigns mounted to challenge them.		'''Timeline of UK LGBT Legislation''' and campaigns mounted to challenge them.

	See also [[Age_of_consent#Timeline_of_age_of_consent_legislation]].		See also [[Age_of_consent#Timeline_of_age_of_consent_legislation]].

	~~[[Category:Timelines]] [[Category:Legislation]]~~

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	==See also==		==See also==
	[[Timeline of UK LGBT History]]		[[Timeline of UK LGBT History]]

			[[Category:Timelines]] [[Category:Legislation]] [[Category:Articles with no pictures]]

Ross Burgess: /* 2000 */

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	'''2011''' Civil Union/Registered Partnership laws: Comes into effect: Ireland (without adoption rights), Passed and comes into effect: Isle of Man (with joint adoption).		'''2011''' Civil Union/Registered Partnership laws: Comes into effect: Ireland (without adoption rights), Passed and comes into effect: Isle of Man (with joint adoption).

			==See also==
			[[Timeline of UK LGBT History]]

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	'''1958''' [[The Homosexual Law Reform Society]] is founded.		'''1958''' [[The Homosexual Law Reform Society]] is founded.

	'''1967''' The [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]] legalised sex between men in private, with an age of consent of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the Merchant Navy or the Armed Forces. Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].		'''1967''' The [[Sexual Offences Act 1967]] legalised sex between men in private, with an age of consent of 21. The Act applied only to England and Wales, but not the [[Merchant Navy]] or the [[Armed Forces]]. Homosexuality was not decriminalised in Scotland until the [[Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980]] and in Northern Ireland by the [[Homosexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1982]].

	'''1971''' The UK [[Gay Liberation Front]] (GLF) was recognized as a political movement in the national press and was holding weekly meetings of 200 to 300 people.		'''1971''' The UK [[Gay Liberation Front]] (GLF) was recognized as a political movement in the national press and was holding weekly meetings of 200 to 300 people.