For one of our assignments we had to work in pairs on a debate topic we had been given by one of our tutors. My debate was to be against the banning of same sex relationships on television before 9pm.
For the research me and my partner looked up gay rights and the history of gays and same sex relationships.
For the research about the history of gays I used this website: www.stonewall.org.uk
Part of the research I found is:
- In 1995, Gay Times magazine went on sale in high street stores for the first time.
- In 1998, two British Labour MP’s, David Borrow and Gordon Marsden came out as gay.
- 22nd June 1998, the British House of Commons voted to set the age of consent for gay men to 16.
- Nick Brown MP became the first British Cabinet minister to come out publicly as gay while in post.
- In 1999 Law society proposed that unmarried partners, including same sex couples, should be legally recognised.
- In 2000 Government lifts the ban on lesbian and gay men serving in the armed forces.
- In 2001 age of consent was reduced to 16.
- First same sex partnerhips registered in London.
- In 2002 equal rights granted to same sex couples applying for adoption.
- Alan Duncan became the first serving British Conservative Paarty MP to voluntarily come out publicly as gay.
- In 2005 first civl partnerships take place in Northern Ireland on 19th December 2005 followed by Scotland on 20th December and then England and Wales on 21st December.
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