Gay Scottish Men Who Had ‘Illegal’ Sex Pardoned

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Scotland is on the verge of pardoning thousands of gay men once convicted for having sex. Under Scottish law, consensual homosexual acts between men were considered a crime until 1981. A new bill would pardon everyone who was prosecuted under those laws, living and dead.

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On 9th November 2017, 8:47 am

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