U.K. expands 'Turing's Law' to pardon past same-sex convictions

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U.K. expands 'Turing's Law' to pardon past same-sex convictions

The new measure will widen the criteria of a 2017 law, making anyone convicted for consensual gay sex under now-defunct laws eligible to be pardoned.

Jan. 5, 2022

In a long-awaited triumph for the U.K.’s LGBTQ community, the government on Tuesday announced that anyone convicted of consensual same-sex activity under now-defunct laws will soon be eligible to be pardoned and have their records wiped clean.

This week’s announcement follows a less-expansive 2017 measure that was limited to nine former offenses that targeted gay and bisexual men. The new amendment will widen the criteria to anyone officially warned or convicted for an abolished civil or military offense that was imposed due to consensual gay sex.

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...ions-rcna11054

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