Source Record
Homosexual Law Reform Society letter
Why this source is used
UK Parliament collection item showing Homosexual Law Reform Society campaigning after Wolfenden.
Start with the answer
Start with the answer How did UK law criminalise homosexuality before 1967? Before 1967, English and Welsh law criminalised male same-sex intimacy through buggery and gross indecency offences, with punishments ranging from execution to imprisonment. Read the topic guide Criminalisation Before Decriminalisation Before partial decriminalisation in 1967, English and Welsh law criminalised male same-sex intimacy through sodomy and gross indecency offences.
Source Status
- Publisher
- UK Parliament
- Type
- government
- Reliability
- high
- Cited by
- 3 pages
Source Links
Open original source https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/collections1/sexual-offences-act-1967/homosexual-law-reform-society-pamphlet/homosexual-law-reform-society-letter/ Accessed 2 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/private-lives/relationships/collections1/sexual-offences-act-1967/homosexual-law-reform-society-pamphlet/homosexual-law-reform-society-letter/
