Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈Jun 13, 2023

#UK to #wipe #women’s #historic #convictions for #homosexuality

#RobCookson from the #LGBTFoundation said people should “never be #criminalised simply for #whotheyare and #whotheylove”. The criminalisation of gay men “made a huge, terrible #impact on many #people in our #community” and the widening the #disregards and the #pardons scheme was “only right”.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #History #Police #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Homophobia #NoPoliceAtPride

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/13/uk-historic-homosexuality-convictions-women-veterans/

UK to wipe women’s historic convictions for homosexuality

Women convicted for some same-sex activity in the United Kingdom can apply for a pardon for the first time, the Home Office has announced.

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#UK #expands #pardonscheme for #historical #gay #convictions

In some #instances, #people were #convicted of #offences such as ‘#solicitationbymen’, which might have been used to #criminalise #gay #men for #behaviour that would have been considered no more than “#chattingup” if it had occurred between a #man and a #woman

https://thethaiger.com/news/world/uk/uk-expands-pardon-scheme-for-historical-gay-convictions

UK expands pardon scheme for historical gay convictions

The UK government has expanded its rules to pardon more individuals with historical convictions related to homosexuality. Starting this week, those who were convicted or cautioned for offences linked

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Jun 13, 2023 at 8:04pmWeb