timeline- LGBT rights and cultural changes

Question 1

what does the 1533 Buggery act outline?

Answer 1

sexual intercourse between men is punishable by death

men were executed until 1835

Question 2

what was outlined 1861 relating to the 1533 Buggery act?

Answer 2

death penalty for male-male sexual intercourse abolished

still outlawed any sexual activity between men

(never anything about women)

Question 3

what does the 1967 sexual offences act outline?

Answer 3

sexual activity between men aged 21+years is legal
- due to public outcry of many high profile individuals being prsecuted

campaign for homosexual equality