MPs to get free vote on gay sex [Part 1] (The Scotsman), 15 Jul 1997
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Identifier: GD61/11/2/1/14/1
Scope and Contents
Article discussing imminent success of campaign to have the "homosexual" age of consent reduced to 16, as MPs have been allowed a free vote on the subject due to a legal challenge against the government. Opponents draw a rhetorical comparison between the imminent raising of smoking age to 18, but this is rejected by proponents as a different issue. The church's stance against lowering the age is also discussed.
Dates
- Creation: 15 Jul 1997
Creator
- From the Fonds: Sinclair, Cecil James Herbert , 21 May 1931 - 20 October 2004 (gay rights activist) (Person)
- From the Fonds: Edinburgh Befrienders (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Edinburgh Gay Switchboard and Lesbian Line (Organization)
- From the Fonds: Lothian Gay and Lesbian Switchboard (Organization)
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Full Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44 (0)131 650 3392
lhsa@ed.ac.uk