Talk:Gay rights in the United Kingdom

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This article created by moving section of article Gay rights Wuzzy 13:24, 25 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Article incomplete

Should there not be mention of:

• Section 28
• Decriminalisation in Scotland (1980) and N. Ireland (1982)
• Armed Services ban & repeal

ChrisD87 21:40, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

The article is certainly incomplete. If you can add to it, go ahead. Where there is an existing article, such as Section 28, I would suggest that only an overview of the issue be given, and a link to the existing article. Wuzzy 09:30, 16 February 2006 (UTC)

The 2000 section has been amended to include more material but the page still probably needs more work on it.

In addition, the section on Civil Partnerships has been amended to make it a little more netral in regards to the attitudes of Outrage etc. --Cpnlsn88 12:59, 31 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] First Civil Union

In the article it says "The first civil union took place on December 19, 2005, in Belfast." One of the first civil unions actually took place in Brighton on 5th December 2005 between Matthew Roche and Christopher Cramp. The couple got special permission to have the ceremony early as Matthew was terminally ill with lung cancer. He died the next day.

[edit] Equalisation of the Age of Consent

It is stated in the article:

"In June 1998, the Crime and Disorder Bill was put before Parliament. Ann Keen proposed amendments that would lower the age of consent to 16. The House of Commons accepted these provisions with a majority of 207, but they were rejected by the House of Lords with a majority of 168. Subsequently, a Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill was introduced on 16 December 1998 and, again, the equalisation of the age of consent was endorsed on 25 January 1999 by the House of Commons, but was rejected on 14 April 1999 by the House of Lords.

Those campaigning against the amendment said they were simply acting to protect children. Baroness Young, the leader of the campaign against the amendment, said "Homosexual practices carry great health risks to young people."

The government reintroduced the Bill in 1999 and threatened to use the Parliament Act to enact it regardless of the opinion of the Lords. The Lords rejected the bill again in November 2000. The Speaker of the House of Commons invoked the Parliament Act on Thursday 30 November 2000; the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Act 2000 received Royal Assent a few hours later."

Implying that the Age of Consent was equalised on the 30th Nov, 2000. However, later it is stated:

"Other interesting developments during this period included the equalisation of the age of consent at 16 in 2001..."

Implying that the Age of Consent was equalised in 2001.