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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. | ||
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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.
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).