Labour will repeal oppressive gay laws

From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: April 12, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

A PACKAGE of new equality measures for gays - far beyond the reduction of the age of consent to 16 - is being considered after a top-level meeting between ministers and homosexual rights campaigners, writes Stephen Castle.

The Government is looking at a raft of changes, including the repeal of offences such as buggery and gross indecency. The news emerged following a private meeting between Home Office minister Alun Michael and Angela Mason of Stonewall within the past 10 days.

Ministers hope the initiative could head off plans to amend the Crime and Disorder Bill, which comes to the Commons ...

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