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1275 - age of heterosexual consent is set at 12

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1275 - age of heterosexual consent is set at 12

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•Punishable by two years imprisonment and a fine at the “Kings Pleasure” to “ravish” a “maiden within age”, regardless of consent

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1875 - age of heterosexual consent set to 13

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1875 - age of heterosexual consent set to 13

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Due to the Offences Against The Persons Act

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1885 - ages of heterosexual consent set to 16

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1885 - ages of heterosexual consent set to 16

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Criminal Law Amendment Act

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1967 - Homosexual age of consent set to 21

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1967 - Homosexual age of consent set to 21

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Homosexuality is decriminalised, and the age of consent is

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Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 implimented

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Section 28 of the Local Government Act 1988 implimented

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•Section 28 was a law that made it illegal to talk positively about homosexuality in schools. This meant that teachers were not able to support lesbian, gay and bi students or provide resources about different sexualities. The law came into force in 1988 and a year later in 1989, Stonewall was set up to fight it.

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1994 - Homosexual age of consent changed to 18

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1994 - Homosexual age of consent changed to 18

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Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994

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2000 - Homosexual age of consent changed to 16

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2000 - Homosexual age of consent changed to 16

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Sexual Offences Amendment Act

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2000 - Homosexuals able to serve in the Armed Forces

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2000 - Homosexuals able to serve in the Armed Forces

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•Government lifts the ban on lesbians and gay men serving in the Armed Forces. (Before 2000, gay and lesbian people could not serve in the Armed Forces. They would have to keep their sexual orientation secret or they could be fired.)

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•Equal rights are granted to same-sex couples applying for adoption. (Before this neither same-sex couples nor unmarried straight couples could adopt or foster children.)

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•In 2003 the legislation was repealed which meant that schools were finally able to support their lesbian, gay and bi students.